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Bangladesh to participate in inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup as India exits

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- Bangladesh will take part in the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup in Indonesia as the National Teams Committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) agreed to accept an invi... Read More


How fashion designers are reimagining hotel and bar uniforms

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- When designer Payal Jain was brought in to design the uniforms for The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, she wasn't just asked to make the staff look the part. ... Read More


Khaleda Zia remained uncompromising despite persecution: Rizvi

, Aug. 15 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia could not be forced to compromise or deviated from her po... Read More


A $50 million hostage ransom funded al Qaeda's Mali offensive, UN says

Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025 has helped to fund their advances across West Africa and the grou... Read More


"Israel must halt this escalation": Lebanon PM Salam condemns Israeli strikes

Beirut, Aug. 15 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, while Qatar denounced "escalating violence" by Israeli settl... Read More


Who was Jacob Freytes? President Donald Trump hugs slain Bronx boy's parents in emotional viral video - watch

India, Aug. 15 -- President Donald Trump stepped off the stage during a speech on Long Island on Friday to embrace the grieving parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, a Bronx boy whose death from a str... Read More


5th Circuit Drops Alien Enemies Act Challenge, Trump Deportation Powers Left Unresolved

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Three Venezuelan men who spent months as the named plaintiffs in one of the most consequential immigration lawsuits of the Trump era are no longer in the United States. They were... Read More


What Is the Moon Phase Today? August 15, 2026 - Waxing Crescent

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The moon phase today, August 15, 2026, is a Waxing Crescent at 11% illumination. The moon is 3.19 days into its current cycle, having passed through the new moon on August 12 at ... Read More


Amnesty Urges UK to Reconsider Rejected Afghan Women's Asylum Claims

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Amnesty International has urged the United Kingdom to stop rejecting asylum claims by Afghan women and review previous refusals, warning that women and girls continue to face s... Read More


Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of IranPublished on: August 15, 2026 11:55 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for weekly gains after the United States threatened an indefinite naval blockade of Iran, raising concerns about disruptions to crude s... Read More