Bangladesh declares a building in Dhaka Cantonment as temporary prison

Oct 16, 2025

Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16: The Bangladesh home ministry on Monday declared a building in Dhaka Cantonment a temporary prison after taking 15 army officers into...

Flooding, transport chaos as Storm Alice batters Spain

Oct 16, 2025

Madrid [Spain], October 16: Storm Alice has unleashed torrential rains and flash floods across eastern Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing major disruption to...

Shutdown costs US economy $15 billion day, Treasury Secretary says

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the US economy about $15 billion a day in lost output, Treasury Secretary Scott...

Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of 2025: IEA

Oct 16, 2025

Paris [France], October 16: Global oil demand saw in the third quarter of 2025 growth rebound to 750 kb/d y-o-y from the second quarter's 420...

WHO calls for greater investment in brain health, care services

Oct 16, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths each year, the World...

Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to windshield crack

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a...

UN General Assembly elects 14 members to Human Rights Council

Oct 16, 2025

New York [US], October 16: The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 member states to serve in the UN Human Rights Council beginning...

Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024: WMO warns

Oct 16, 2025

New York [US], October 16: Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet...

Trump says Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine is "making him look very bad"

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over his ongoing war in Ukraine, saying it was "making...