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Dhaka: Bid to portray isolated acts as Hindu persecution DHAKA: Days after New Delhi slammed Dhaka for “unremitting hostility” against minorities, Bangladesh on Sunday said there are “systematic attempts” to portray isolated incidents of criminal acts as systemic persecution of Hindus and “maliciously” used to propagate anti-Bangladesh sentiments in different parts of India.In a briefing…

The ministry said several pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia without secured lodging, despite accommodation being clearly documented in approved Umrah contracts Saudi authorities have suspended an Umrah company and its foreign agent after pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom without the accommodation promised in their approved travel programmes. The action, announced by the Ministry of Hajj and…

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee is accused of accepting bribes worth more than $200,000 and illegally intervening in state affairs, prosecutors said on Monday as they concluded their investigation into the case. Kim, the wife of disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested in August and is under investigation for alleged…

Sheikh Hamdan shares rare family moment in desert / Image: File In a rare and touching moment, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, spent quality time with his children, Sheikha and Rashid, at the Ghamran Camp desert heritage experience in Dubai. The visit brought delight to many online as…

AI-image of Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus (Image/X@@russembkenya) An AI-generated video posted by the Russian Embassy in Kenya has gone viral for showing President Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus and distributing symbolic Christmas gifts to world leaders. The festive visuals carry clear geopolitical messages about alliances, rivalries and global power shifts.In the video,…

Cristiano Ronaldo claims third straight Middle East honour / Image: GlobeSoccer Age is clearly just a number for Cristiano Ronaldo. On Sunday night, the 16th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards lit up Dubai at the luxurious Atlantis Royal hotel, where the Al-Nassr forward was officially named the Best Middle East Player for 2025.This victory…

A fire at a retirement home in the Indonesian city of Manado on Sulawesi island killed at least 16 people, a local police official said on Monday.The blaze broke out at the Werdha Damai retirement home and was fully extinguished late on Sunday. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, police official Alamsyah P….

PORT SUDAN: For eight days, Sudanese farmer Ibrahim Hussein led his family through treacherous terrain to flee the fighting in southern Kordofan — the latest and most volatile front in the country’s 31-month-old conflict.“We left everything behind,” said the 47-year-old, who escaped with his family of seven from Keiklek, near the South Sudanese border.“Our animals…

Time to screen social media LONDON: A frustrated father in Spain, whose teenage daughter regularly sidesteps parental controls that block social media, wants the government to ban apps like TikTok and Instagram for children. In France, a mother of three worries about social media’s effect on young people and will not give her children smartphones…

Clavicular moved to Twitch after remaining banned on Kick and drew record viewership during his debut stream. The surge quickly led to accusations of viewbotting, with critics questioning chat activity and sudden viewer drops. The controversy followed earlier disputes over declining Kick revenue and a Cybertruck incident, keeping the streamer under heavy scrutiny as debate…