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October 18, 2025 5:37 PM

Flights suspended at Dhaka airport due to fire

A fire broke out in the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, forcing the suspension of all flights, local newspaper The Daily Star reported. Thirty-six firefighting units are already w...

October 18, 2025 3:59 PM

Israel says it has received body of another hostage held in Gaza

Israel said early Saturday that the Red Cross had turned over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to Israel's military amid a dispute over delays in the return of remains under the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Hamas had said o...

October 18, 2025 11:38 AM

Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies at 103

Chen Ning Yang, one of the world's most renowned physicists and a Nobel Prize winner, died at 103 of illness in Beijing on October 18, state news outlet Xinhua said on Saturday. Born in eastern China's Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chi...

October 18, 2025 10:19 AM

France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says

France will keep pressing the World Bank to maintain its climate finance agenda despite the Trump administration's pressure on the global lender to abandon it, the new French development minister Eleonore Caroit said on Friday. Efforts to address cl...

October 17, 2025 7:23 PM

Dubai: Global Village Launches Landmark 30th Season

Global Village, Dubai’s flagship multicultural entertainment destination, opened its milestone 30th season with a vibrant celebration that lit up the night sky with performances and fireworks, welcoming guests to what it calls “A More Wonderful W...

 

Last updated on: 19th Oct 2025