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BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s new President

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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday (August 20, 2026) elected as the country’s new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman…

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Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region

August 20, 2026 admin

Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said on Thursday (August 20, 2026). Moscow’s forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage…

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Lawyer who represented Mehul Choksi charged with sexual assault in London

August 20, 2026 admin

Fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, who has represented fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has been charged with four counts of sexual assault after his arrest in London, the Metropolitan Police said on Thursday (August 20, 2026). Mr. Aggarwal, a prominent advocate, was arrested last week on Tuesday…

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North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast: South Korea

August 20, 2026 admin

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on August 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea said North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off the North’s east coast, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea’s military…

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Bangladesh presidential election: Voting under way; 349 lawmakers to cast their ballots

August 20, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s presidential election got under way on Thursday, with lawmakers voting to elect the country’s 23rd president in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The voting, which will continue till 5 p.m. local time, is taking place in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament), with 349 lawmakers eligible to cast their ballots. The…

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Russia hit Ukraine with dozens of missiles, 168 drones in overnight attack, Ukrainian air force says

August 20, 2026 admin

Firefighters gather at the side of a food warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine on August 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine’s air force said ‌on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had ⁠launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, ‌and hypersonic missiles, as well ‌as…

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China says U.S. transshipment report disregards facts

August 20, 2026 admin

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s Commerce Ministry said on ‌Thursday (August 20, 2026) that it strongly opposed ⁠a U.S. report about transshipment and ‌urged Washington to cease ‌its “irresponsible accusations”. The report, ‌released ⁠last week, ⁠said that the U.S. is losing annual tariff revenue ‌of about $19 billion…

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USCIRF seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leaders

August 20, 2026 admin

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat salutes during the flag-hoisting ceremony at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur | Photo Credit: ANI Officials of a U.S. advisory body on religious freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked the American government not to extend diplomatic courtesies to its leaders or…

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Pakistan to honour two Indian doctors. What is Nishan-e-Imtiaz?

August 20, 2026 admin

Photograph of Jinnah with Gandhi in 1944. | Photo Credit: British Library’s Digital Collection via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan will confer its highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, upon two Indian doctors who had kept the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness a secret in 1946. This was a year before Partition, which saw a…

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Pakistan summons U.S. Chargé d’Affaires over Sergio Gor’s remarks on J&K

August 20, 2026 admin

U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor held a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) summoned U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker and lodged a “strong demarche” over remarks by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor regarding Jammu…

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