Emergency meeting of Mecca Defense Alliance army chiefs
Top military officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye reaffirmed their commitment to Saudi security and territorial integrity.
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No nuclear concessions even if Hormuz opens
A senior Iranian official said Tehran will not make concessions on its nuclear program even if the United States accepts Iran’s Hormuz proposal.
Cockroach Janata Party announces programs across India
The Cockroach Janata Party announced nationwide protests from October 2 if India’s chief election commissioner does not resign.
S Jaishankar calls Pakistan a terrorist state
Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar referred to Pakistan as a terrorist state after a Pakistani journalist questioned him at a UNGA press conference.
From Modi to Putin
Several prominent world leaders skipped the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York, with reasons ranging from domestic politics to health and visa issues.
Bangladesh will not send hilsa to India for Durga Puja
Bangladesh is not sending hilsa to India for the upcoming Durga Puja and has instead imported about 500 metric tons from India this year.
Trump rejects Iran proposal
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Security tightened in Pakistan around Imran Khan protests
PTI postponed its planned long march toward Islamabad as Pakistan deployed police, blocked roads and authorized Rangers in several areas.
India election body, government and opposition test the waters
India’s opposition parties are weighing how to respond to disputes around the Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar while avoiding a vote boycott.
Baghdad seeks waiver from US curbs on Iranian flights
Iraq is seeking exemptions from recent US sanctions policy so Iranian flights can resume for medical, educational, religious and humanitarian travel.
Iran firm on 60 percent uranium enrichment
Iran will not retreat from enriching uranium up to 60 percent, parliament committee chair Mohammad Saleh Jokar said, Fars reported.
Pezeshkian accuses Israel, US of provoking Muslims
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel and the United States are pushing Muslim countries into conflict to retain regional control.
Diplomacy, not force, can solve Hormuz crisis, Pezeshkian says
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Hormuz crisis can be resolved through diplomacy, not force, in an interview with Al Jazeera.
Bangkok declares 50 districts disaster areas after flooding
Bangkok declared 50 districts disaster areas after three days of heavy rain brought severe waterlogging and flooding across the Thai capital.
Iran engaged in all-out war, IRGC commander says
An IRGC ground forces commander said Iran is facing an all-out, multidimensional war across economic, social, political and security fronts.
Toxic liquor kills 19 in India’s Nagaland
Nineteen people died in two districts of India’s Nagaland after drinking toxic liquor, and police arrested 19 suspects, PTI reported.
Muslims in Assam live in fear, says Badruddin Ajmal
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal accused Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of divisive rhetoric that he says has left the state's Muslims living in fear.
Bulldozers hit Delhi's Madina mosque late at night
Delhi's municipal corporation demolished parts of the Madina mosque in Shalimar Bagh overnight, in a road-widening drive the mosque committee disputes.
Two Muslim countries stayed for Netanyahu's UN speech
Bahrain and the UAE stayed in their seats for Netanyahu's UN speech while most Muslim and Arab states walked out or stayed away, Israeli officials say.
UN adopts declaration on tackling sea-level rise
The UN adopted by consensus a declaration calling for stronger action on sea-level rise, which threatens the existence of low-lying island nations.
Education state minister heckled on a street in New York
A video of expatriate Bangladeshis heckling primary and mass education state minister Bobby Hajjaj on a New York street has spread on social media.
Susan Sarandon among 100 held at anti-Netanyahu protest
About 100 people, including Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon, were arrested at a protest in New York against Netanyahu's visit and UN speech, police said.
Trump shows off his friendship with Xi. Does Xi feel it too?
Donald Trump went to great lengths to show off his friendship with Xi Jinping during the state visit. The question is whether China's president feels the same.
Nepal's floods are a warning to the world, PM tells UN
Nepal's prime minister Balendra Shah told the UN that last month's deadly glacial flood was a warning of rising climate risk, and asked for help to adapt.
Disciplining children by hitting them: what Islam says
Islam's core teaching on raising children is gentleness; a hadith on prayer at age 10 is no licence to beat a child, still less to strike the face.
Bangladesh among 77 countries shunning Netanyahu at the UN
Seventy-seven countries, including Bangladesh, were absent or walked out as Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, according to Israel's own count.
Two Israeli soldiers killed by their own drone in Gaza
Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed when an explosive-laden drone crashed at a base in northern Gaza and blew up as they picked it up, the army says.
Cockroach Janata Party vows protests from October 2
India's Cockroach Janata Party says it will launch protests from Mumbai on October 2 unless chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns by Saturday.
Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Colombia has cut ties with Iran, accusing it of links to narco-terrorist groups, as new right-wing president Abelardo de la Espriella moves closer to the US.
India using anti-terror law against minorities, says USCIRF
A US religious freedom panel says India misuses its anti-terror law to jail religious minorities, and urges the release of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.
Mamdani says Netanyahu is hiding genocide of Palestinians
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani says Netanyahu repeated baseless lies at the UN to hide Israel's genocide of Palestinians, after being called antisemitic.
Thai separatist group vows to fight on for an Islamic state
Thailand's main Malay-Muslim separatist group, the BRN, says it will keep fighting until it wins an independent Islamic state in the country's deep south.
US leads 13 countries in converts among Muslims, Pew finds
One in five Muslim adults in the United States was not raised Muslim, the highest share among 13 countries in a Pew study, which also found low retention.
Why istighfar matters: what the Quran and hadith say
Istighfar, seeking God's forgiveness, is a daily act of self-purification in Islam. Here is what the Quran and hadith say about it and how to practise it.
Saudi Arabia issues, then lifts, warnings for Mecca region
Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued warnings for Mecca, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu and Taif, then lifted them shortly after, amid fighting with Yemen's Houthis.
US troops clean red carpet for Xi, video sparks criticism
A 12-second video of US service members smoothing a red carpet on their knees for Chinese president Xi Jinping's arrival has drawn wide criticism online.
Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan over drone attacks
Pakistan says it carried out air and drone strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan used to launch drones, a day after it shot down drones over its territory.
Eight US sailors in Lincoln strike group attempted suicide
Eight members of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the war on Iran, the acting US navy secretary says in a letter to a senator.
Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes for a new president
Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting for a new president to fill a post vacant for about eight months, with the PML-N's candidate favoured.
Norway to give Palestinians another $13 million
Norway has announced an extra $13 million for Palestinians, through the UN and World Bank, including budget support for the Palestinian government.
Islamabad locked down, main roads closed before PTI march
Islamabad has closed its main roads, stacked about 2,000 containers and deployed thousands of police ahead of the PTI's planned September 27 march.
Bangladesh urges Iran to seek a peaceful end to the conflict
Prime minister Tarique Rahman urged Iran's president to seek a quick, peaceful end to the Middle East conflict and raised Bangladeshi workers and shipping.
Give Israel New Jersey, al-Sharaa says he told Trump
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa says he joked to Donald Trump that if he wanted to give Israel land he could give it New Jersey, but not the Golan Heights.
Sweeping arrests across Pakistan ahead of PTI march
Pakistan has sealed roads, stacked containers and detained PTI leaders, including Imran Khan's three sisters, ahead of a September 27 march in Islamabad.
Nine killed in Noida bus fire as driver 'refused to stop'
Nine people died when a double-decker bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, after the driver allegedly ignored passengers' warnings.
Iran gives US five days to accept Hormuz conditions
Iran says it has given the US five days to accept its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including lifting the naval blockade on its ports.
Court lifts Trump's White House ban on three news outlets
A US federal judge has ordered the White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, temporarily blocking Donald Trump's ban on the three outlets.
Iran gives US a roadmap to end the war
Iran has given the US a roadmap proposing a regional ceasefire of up to 60 days, a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a timetable for wider talks.
Super El Niño could cause 450,000 heat deaths, study warns
A super El Niño could cause more than 450,000 extra heat deaths worldwide over the next six months, a University of Chicago lab warns, with Nigeria worst hit.
Pezeshkian: nuclear bombs in Israel, inspectors in Iran
Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly the West applies double standards, pointing to Israel's nuclear weapons and Iran's inspections.
Trump's UN speech repeated several false claims
Donald Trump repeated several false or exaggerated claims in his UN General Assembly speech, on wars ended, climate change, investment and weapons.
Ansari quotes Nehru on the danger of communalism
Former Indian vice-president Hamid Ansari has quoted Nehru saying Hindu communalism, not communism, is India's real danger, prompting a BJP attack.
Delhi signals it wants to thaw ties with Dhaka
India wants a positive, constructive and forward-looking relationship with Bangladesh and is ready to discuss every bilateral issue, New Delhi says.
Kadyrov's rule over Chechnya rests on a pact with Putin
Ramzan Kadyrov's hold on Chechnya rests on a bargain with Vladimir Putin: total loyalty to Moscow in return for a free hand to run the republic.
Autumn equinox brings equal day and night
The autumn equinox fell on Wednesday morning, when day and night are close to equal worldwide, though Bengal's own autumn season is already under way.
No penalty for not singing Vande Mataram, court says
India's Supreme Court says no criminal or punitive action should follow if someone declines to sing Vande Mataram on grounds of faith or conscience.
Iran's supreme leader praises IRGC in handwritten letter
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has praised the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace force for its tireless efforts in a handwritten letter, IRNA says.
Israel keeps seizing new Syrian territory, says al-Sharaa
Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa says talks with Israel on a security framework reached about 90 percent agreement before Israel walked away from them.
Eleven killed in shooting at a house in South Africa
Gunmen killed 11 people, among them a pregnant woman, and wounded three others at a house in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban, South Africa.
Erdogan tells UN assembly the body needs reform
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the UN General Assembly the body can no longer keep the peace, and called for Security Council reform.