Bangladesh: BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

Jan 09, 2026

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 9: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was shot dead, while Abu Sufian Masud, General Secretary of the Karwan Bazar...

Vance on Greenland: Take the president seriously

Jan 09, 2026

New York [US], January 9: U.S. Vice President JD Vance said European leaders should take President Trump "seriously" on his push to bring Greenland under...

UN predicts world economic growth to slip to 2.7% in 2026

Jan 09, 2026

New York [US], January 9: The United Nations released the World Economic Situation and Prospect report on Thursday (January 8).

UN chief regrets US withdrawal from 66 international organisations

Jan 09, 2026

New York [US], January 9: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed regret at the US announcement that it will withdraw from 66 international organisations.

Democratic leaders slam fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Jan 09, 2026

Washington [US], January 9: The US Democratic leaders criticised the shooting and the Trump administration's response to it.

EU steps up pressure on X over AI-generated sexualised images

Jan 09, 2026

Brussels [Belgium], January 9: The European Union is stepping up its investigation into X over sexually explicit AI-generated images of children shared on the Elon...

Russia and France exchange academic and athlete in prisoner swap

Jan 09, 2026

Paris [France], January 9: A French political scientist serving a prison sentence in Russia was freed by Moscow on Thursday as part of a prisoner...

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House

Jan 09, 2026

Washington [US], January 9: United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days after accusing him of trafficking...

Hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine after Russian attacks

Jan 09, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], January 9: Russian attacks caused massive power cuts in the south of Ukraine overnight.