The death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has risen to at least 712, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed on Tuesday, 2 December. The agency also reported that more than 500 individuals remain unaccounted for, while nearly 1.1 million people have been affected across the worst-hit provinces. […]

Tushar Mondal, 21, who gained widespread attention after being photographed brandishing a pistol during a violent clash between BNP and Jamaat supporters in Ishwardi, Pabna, has been apprehended by the Pabna District Detective Police (DB). The arrest was confirmed in an official press release issued by the district detective unit on Tuesday, 2 December. Mr […]

Gold prices eased slightly in the global market on Tuesday (2 December) after reaching a six-week high in the previous session. The increase in US Treasury bond yields and profit-taking weighed on the metal, while investors maintained a cautious stance ahead of key US economic releases expected this week, which will guide the Federal Reserve’s […]

Police in Austria have detained the former boyfriend of prominent content creator and beauty influencer Stefanie Piper, 31, in connection with her killing. Austrian media reports stated that following the murder, Piper’s former partner allegedly placed her body inside a suitcase and buried it in a forest in Slovenia. According to details provided by the […]

Sri Priya, an employee at a private institution in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, was brutally murdered, police have confirmed. Her husband, Balamurugam, a resident of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, has been arrested in connection with the killing. The couple had been living separately prior to the incident, and early police investigations suggest that the murder was motivated […]

Iran has announced the discovery of a substantial gold reserve at the Shadan mine, one of the country’s principal gold-mining sites, local media reported on Monday, 1 December. The reserve, situated in South Khorasan province, has been described as a significant addition to Iran’s mining sector. According to Fars News Agency, the Shadan gold mine, […]

Several cities in Pakistan have imposed Section 144 following Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) call for protests. On Tuesday (2 December) morning, the local administration enacted Section 144 to prevent demonstrations, banning all forms of public gatherings. Shortly afterwards, Islamabad also enforced Section 144. The Minister of State for Interior stated that the restrictions in Islamabad and […]