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Awami League, Sheikh Hasina cinching victory and her fifth term in office. A general election that would join the list of Bangladesh's tumultuous poll history, saw opposition parties boycott the voting citing non-guarantee of ‘fair and free’ polls. Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won 223 of 299 seats for a simple parliament majority, according to unofficial results from the offices of the Election Commission.

missiles across Ukraine early Monday. 1. Russia said on Monday it hit military-industrial targets in Ukraine from sea and air.

Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During the meeting, he conveyed the warm greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India to Sheikh Hasina on her election victory, sources told ANI.

Brent crude slipped 0.93%, or 73 cents, to $78.03 a barrel by 0753 GMT after falling more than 1% earlier in the session, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures shed 1.04%, or 77 cents, to $73.04 a barrel. «Saudi Aramco slashing its February OSPs bolsters the weak demand narrative,» said Vandana Hari, founder of oil market analysis provider Vanda Insights. Rising supply and competition with rival producers prompted Saudi Arabia on Sunday to cut the February official selling price (OSP) of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asia to the lowest level in 27 months. «If we were just to focus on the fundamentals including, higher inventories, higher OPEC/non-OPEC production, and a lower-than-expected Saudi OSP, it would be impossible to be anything other than bearish crude oil,» IG analyst Tony Sycamore said. «However, that doesn't take into account the fact that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are undeniably rising again which will mean limited downside.» Both contracts climbed more than 2% in the first week of 2024 after investors returned from holidays to focus on geopolitical risk in the Middle East following attacks by Yemeni Houthis on ships in the Red Sea. U.S.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Monday after a surprise jump in U.S. nonfarm payrolls saw markets rethink expectations for early interest rate cuts, with focus now turning to a string of key inflation readings this week.

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Gaza Strip, let's take stock of the situation. The Israeli military has reportedly signaled that they have wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there. Israeli defense forces spokesperson Rear Adm.

By Ari Rabinovitch, Simon Lewis and Nidal al-Mughrabi

Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday. The military did not address troop deployments in northern Gaza going forward. Its spokesman, Rear Adm.

The P&W problem One of the biggest reasons airlines have not been able to ramp up the size of their fleets is because of issues with engines made by American manufacturer Pratt and Whitney (P&W). In July, RTX Corp, the parent of Pratt and Whitney, said that a powder metal defect could lead to the cracking of some engine components in Airbus A320neo jets. It called for accelerated inspections of around 600-700 engines on these jets for lengthy quality inspections between 2023 and 2026.

gold in 2024, spotting trends and outlook for gold and silver prices will carry significant weight. One such opportunity has come in the form of recent corrections in bullion.

What If...?'s second season on Disney+, Marvel Studios is actively developing Season 3, promising more mind-bending journeys across the Multiverse. With Jeffrey Wright's Watcher as the guide, the series presents unique variations of familiar MCU stories.

Ukraine.“I actually never had to explain it to them. My brother, when I told him — I was on a phone call with him and my sister — and he said something to the effect of ‘I can’t believe you’re not there already,'” the 40-year-old Toronto native says, speaking with Global News while on leave in London, England.“I never really had to give anyone a reason, and all the reasons I gave my wife, she accepted but was still upset about.”The last deployment of his 15 years with Canada’s military was as part of a task force in Europe helping Ukraine deal with Russia‘s full-scale invasion in 2022.But that support role wasn’t enough for Smith, who headed to Ukraine after resigning in March 2023.“You can’t wait for someone to go tell you to defend freedom anymore.

only she can win. Her government has locked up politicians from the main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which plans to boycott the election, silenced journalists and curbed the activities of NGOs. Sheikh Hasina, who heads the Awami League, has ruled repressively since she won back power from her nemesis, Khaleda Zia of the BNP, in an election 15 years ago.

Congress on Saturday set up the election committees for eight states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and others. The grand old party also constituted the political affairs committee for Madhya Pradesh. «The Congress President has approved the proposal of the constitution of Pradesh Election Committees of Rajasthan, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura, and Pradesh Election Committee and Political Affairs Committee of Madhya Pradesh, with immediate effect,» an official statement issued by the party said on Saturday. While Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was announced as the chairman of the Pradesh Election Committee of the southern state, Jitu Patwari and Govind Singh Dotasara will head the Pradesh Election Committee for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, respectively.

Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks, a day after the militia's leader urged retaliation for the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon's capital. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if his group didn't strike back for the killing Tuesday of Saleh Arouri, Hamas' deputy political leader, all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attacks.

Putin vowed on the eve of Orthodox Christmas to back soldiers who «with arms in hands» defend Russia's interests, ordering his government greater support of those who fight and calling on his people to be merciful and just. «Many of our men, our courageous, heroic guys, Russian warriors, even now, on this holiday, defend the interests of our country with arms in hand,» Putin said at a late Saturday meeting with families of Russian soldiers who have died in Ukraine.

ALSO READ: Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration ceremony: Cops discuss alternative routes, security arrangements Thackeray, who has not been invited to the grand consecration ceremony, said, “We do not want to indulge in matter of who has got the invitation and who has not." He added, “When the consecration ceremony will be held in Ayodhya, at the same time, we will participate by offering prayers at the Kala Ram Temple in Nasik. On the same day, we will hold party's conference in Nasik itself." Nasik's Kala Ram Temple is dedicated to Lord Ram. It is believed that Lord Ram stayed here in Panchvati with wife Sita and brother Laksham during their exile ('Vanvaas'), ANI reported.

ALSO READ: OTT releases this week: From Tejas to Hi Nanna, Watch THESE movies or web series over the weekend The movie, directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Yash Raj Films, marked the entry of the production house's fifth entry in its spy universe. The four previous movies include Ek The Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, and Pathaan.

Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday set up a publicity committee with AICC treasurer Ajay Maken as its convenor and party general secretaries Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal among its members, a statement said. The party also constituted a 'central war room' for the general elections with Vaibhav Walia heading the communications war room and Sasikanth Senthil S chairing the organisational war room, it said.

North Korea's shells landed in a buffer zone created under a 2018 tension-reducing deal, which fell apart in November after the North launched a spy satellite. Seoul's military said Saturday that "the repeated artillery fire within the prohibited hostile act zone by North Korea poses a threat to the peace on the Korean Peninsula and escalates tensions". They issued "a strong warning", and urged North Korea to immediately stop such actions.