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Poland introduces mandatory firearms training for children

Poland has introduced mandatory firearms training for schoolchildren amid concerns over potential Russian aggression. The new training will see children aged between 14 and 16 years old train with guns for up to an hour a week as the war in Ukraine continues to impact Polands borders withboth...

Trump accuses Zelensky of treating US envoy 'rudely'

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his treasury secretary was treated rudely during an official visit to Kyiv, accusing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky of sleeping and failing to make a deal. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Zelensky in Ukraines capital last week to discuss...

Diabetics: Two weeks of exercise can help

Regular exercise is known for improving heart health, weight management, and overall fitness. However, new research suggests it can also enhance brain function by improving how brain cells respond to insulin, a crucial hormone for blood sugar control. This discovery could be a game-changer for...

Trump says Russia has 'the cards' in Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Russians have the cards in any negotiation to end the war in Ukraine, after branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator who refuses to hold elections. The Ukrainian leader, who has exchanged barbs with Trump since he initiated a...

Russia praises Trump for criticising Ukraine-NATO moves

Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov onWednesday praised US President Donald Trump for blaming the Ukraine conflicton moves to admit Kyiv into the NATO military alliance. Trump has repeatedly blamed the conflict on his predecessor, Joe Biden, andhas said the nearly three years of fighting...

One phone setting can reverse 10 years of cognitive ageing

In an era where smartphones dominate daily life, a new study suggests that blocking mobile interneteven temporarilycan significantly improve mental health, attention, and overall well-being. A simple yet powerful experiment Researchers from the US and Canada conducted a month-long study with...

How the brain has the power to switch off pain

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some cases, the injury was as severe as losing part of a limb. A truly remarkable phenomenon had come...

West should repair oil facility damaged by Ukraine – Putin

President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Western co-owners of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) should cover repairs to the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station in southern Russia, damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike on Monday. The facility is partially owned by US and EU companies, including...

Russia urges NATO to cancel 2008 Ukraine membership pledge, rejects peacekeeper idea

Russia on Tuesday demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the US-led NATO military alliance and dismissed the idea that NATO member forces could be keepers of the peace under some sort of ceasefire deal, reports Reuters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Turkiye ideal host for Russia-Ukraine talks, says Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkiye would be the ideal venue for planned peace discussions between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, as he welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ankara on Tuesday; reads a Daily Sabah post. At a joint news conference, Erdogan...

DCs propose universal military training for youths

Deputy Commissioners (DCs) have proposed introducing universal military training for Bangladeshi youths to strengthen national defense and enhance civil-military cooperation, reports UNB. The proposal was discussed on Tuesday at the DCs Conference at Osmani Auditorium in Dhaka during a session...

Why Europe is worried over US-Russia talks on Ukraine

Sceptic about the US rush to strike a peace deal with Russia, European leaders met for an informal summit on Monday, where they reiterated their continuing support for Ukraine and vowed to continue their joint support for Kyiv in the face of Moscows invasion. However, they failed to provide any...

Musk praises Russian delegation ahead of US-Russia talks

Elon Musk has welcomed the arrival of a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia ahead of direct negotiations between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine conflict. The billionaire reposted a Russian news segment on X showing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landing in Riyadh. This is what competent...

Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday forecasted that rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places over the country, while the weather may remain mainly dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere in the next 24 hours from 9 am on Monday. A...

Ukraine must repay Americans, says Trump aide Michael Waltz

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz has called on Ukraine to repay the American people for the billions of dollars Washington has invested in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Waltz argued that ensuring a return on American investments would be key to securing...

UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was ready to send British troops to Ukraine as part of any postwar peacekeeping force as he tried to show the US that European nations should have a role in the talks on ending the conflict. Starmer said he had not taken the decision to...

Ukrainians in fear as Trump-brokered ceasefire may full of false promises

Ukraine has always called its areas under Russian control temporarily occupied territories, insisting it will eventually regain control over them. But that hope is being crushed now. This week, US President Donald Trump suggested it was unlikely Ukraine would get back much of its occupied land in...

UK's Starmer says Europe 'must take on a greater role in NATO'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that Europe must take on a greater role in NATO and work with the United States to secure Ukraines future. His comments came ahead of an expected gathering of European leaders in Paris on Monday, although France has yet to confirm the meeting....

US and Russia to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine war

US and Russian officials are scheduled to meet in Saudi Arabia next week to initiate talks aimed at resolving Russias nearly three-year war in Ukraine, reports The Guardian. The US delegation will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle East envoy...

Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal with US on minerals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he blocked a Donald Trump-led deal that would give the US access to vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources as it lacked security guarantees for Kyiv and does not protect us. Trump, a businessman leader highly critical of the money...

Taiwan’s new advanced jet trainer crashes after engine failure; pilot ejects safely

A Taiwan air force AT-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer crashed into the sea on Saturday after suffering a dual-engine failure, the military confirmed. The pilot successfully ejected and was rescued, reads a Bangkok Post report. This marks the first major incident involving the domestically...

Pentagon won’t rule out nuclear weapons for Ukraine

The final decision on whether to provide nuclear weapons to Ukraine rests with US President Donald Trump, and the possibility has not been ruled out, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with Breitbart published Thursday. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has pushed for either...

Will US-Europe tie be over due to America first strategy?

Analyzing the incidents that took place after Donald Trump reclaims the oval office; a CNN analyst predicts an end to the United States and Europe ties. The analyst Stephen Collinson is a senior reporter at the media. According to him, Trumps stance reflects his America First ideology, viewing...

Trump talks with Putin: Ukraine war discussions start

US President Donald Trump said he had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, BBC reported. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had agreed...

‘This war must end’: US tells Ukraine

New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held his first meeting with NATO allies on Wednesday, looking to push European nations to ramp up military spending and support for Ukraine. Washingtons allies are waiting nervously for clarity from US President Donald Trumps administration after the...

Can brief exposure to air pollution affect brain functioning?

Pollution can affect us in more ways that we can fathom. According to a recent study led by Thomas Faherty, Jane E. Raymond, Francis D. Pope (University of Birmingham) and Gordon McFiggans (University of Manchester), even brief exposure to particulate matter can impair brain function, that can...

EU nation confirms resumption of Russian gas supply via TurkStream

Slovakia has resumed importing Russian natural gas through the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine halted transit via its territory, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced. The move helps Slovakia avert an energy crisis after Kievs refusal to renew its transit agreement with Moscow forced several EU...

Passenger train services begins on Jamuna Railway Bridge, ending services on Bangabandhu Bridge

After a prolonged wait and multiple trial runs, passenger train services are finally set to commence on the Jamuna Railway Bridge, ending train operations on the Bangabandhu Bridge, reports bdnews24.com. Regular train services on the newly constructed bridge will begin on Wednesday morning....