Bangladesh demolishes 1971 Liberation War mural

IANS | March 31, 2025 9:50 AM

Dhaka, March 31 (IANS) Days after covering the mural of the Liberation War Memorial Mancha in the Lalmonirhat district in Bangladesh with cloth on the country's Independence Day, it was demolished at the instruction of the local authorities.

Trump 'angry' at Putin, threatens additional tariffs on Russian oil

IANS | March 31, 2025 6:42 AM

Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he is "pissed off" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, telling NBC News in a phone interview last week that he could impose additional tariffs on Russian oil if Putin doesn't cooperate in ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

US airstrike kills several ISIS operatives in Somalia

IANS | March 30, 2025 2:35 PM

Mogadishu, March 30 (IANS) The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, conducted an airstrike on several ISIS-Somalia targets in the east African country.

Pakistan: Drone strikes kill 11 TTP members, 9 civilians; KP govt orders probe

Hamza Ameer | March 30, 2025 9:07 AM

Mardan, March 30 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Pakistan military carried out drone strikes to target suspected militant hideouts in Babozai village in Katlang tehsil of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) province's Mardan district, killing at least 11 militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and, reportedly, nine civilians.