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Russian naval ships call at Chittagong port for first time in half a century: TASS

report in Prothom ALo, Nov 12, 2023A Russian naval group has called at the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh for the first time in almost half a century, Russian state news agency TASS reported today, Sunday. The Pacific Fleet’s naval group comprises the large anti-submarine warfare ships Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev and the oceanic tanker Pechenga, a TASS correspondent reported from Chattogram. The Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy told TASS that the last…

PM rules out possibility of holding talks with TTP

Report in Pakistan Today, Oct 14, 2023Says state is capable enough to combat outlawed group not for a year but centuryDebunks any notions of registered Afghan refugees being expelled from PakistanPESHAWAR: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday unequivocally ruled out any possibility of negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that Pakistani nation is resolute in its capacity to combat the ‘miscreants’ for the long haul. “Definitely without any doubt, I will…

WFP: $800M Urgently Needed for Afghanistan:

By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, April 11, 2023 at 10:49 PMThe World Food Program (WFP) said that it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Wahid Amani, a spokesman for the WFP, said the organization needs funds to continue humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The World Food Program noted that women aid workers play a vital…