‘Accident’ takes place at North Korea warship launch ceremony
A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a ‘criminal ReadMore
Khamenei says talks with US unlikely to ‘lead to any outcome’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic’s ReadMore
Cambodian students re-enact bloody Khmer Rouge crimes
Shawdesh desk: Cambodian students wearing all black and wielding bamboo clubs and wooden rifles staged a dramatic re-enactment on Tuesday of a genocide that killed two million people in the ReadMore
Pakistan, India agree to withdraw additional troops by end May: Security official
Shawdesh desk: Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security ReadMore
Italian PM Meloni likely to visit Bangladesh in August
Shawdesh Desk: Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to pay an official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of August as Dhaka and Rome look to deepen cooperation ReadMore
The pilots chasing ‘sky rivers’ and cyclones from Japan to the US
Shawdesh desk: Storm-hunting planes chase atmospheric rivers through the sky from Japan to the US, revealing new insights into these powerful storms and how we can keep ourselves safe. It ReadMore
Rescuers say 100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive
Shawdesh desk: The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched “extensive strikes” as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian ReadMore
Ukraine, Russia to hold first direct talks since 2022, Putin not to attend
Shawdesh Desk: War rivals Ukraine and Russia are set to go into their first direct talks in more than three years on Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin not included ReadMore
