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Iran Claims Retaliatory Strikes Against American Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (88+ words) The Business Standard Chasing dawn at Parbatipur, Bangladesh's legendary railway crossroads At Bangladesh's only orthopaedic hospital, patients' desperation is an opportunity for middlemen When the host becomes the hurdle: US entry anomalies overshadow FIFA World Cup Flowers in her hair…...
Iran announces end to attacks on Israel after Trump says foes must 'stop shooting"
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (642+ words) Tuesday June 09, 2026 Iran's military announced on Monday that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire "in April was now over, although it threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon. There was no immediate…...
Drone attack hits Kuwait airport, flights suspended amid regional escalation
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (375+ words) Monday June 08, 2026 Kuwait suspended commercial flights today (3 June) after a drone attack attributed to Iran struck its international airport, injuring several people and damaging parts of the passenger terminal, officials said. The incident came hours after renewed missile exchanges between…...
Bangladesh, Turkey to form joint ministerial committees on defence, political co-op
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (235+ words) Monday June 08, 2026 Bangladesh and Turkey on Saturday (6 June) reached an understanding to form ministerial-level joint committees to strengthen cooperation in defence and political areas. The understanding came when visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan paid a courtesy call on Prime…...
Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks, Lebanese president says
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (311+ words) Monday June 08, 2026 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese "ally Hezbollah as it…...
Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (437+ words) Monday June 08, 2026 Two Lebanese army "officers and a soldier were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon "on Saturday, the Lebanese army said, while the Israeli military said it was investigating the incident. The Israeli…...
Are Lebanon's Senior Military Officials Becoming Israel's New Targets?
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (92+ words) The Business Standard Bangladesh's CFOs are leaving a fortune on the table The Grain Trap: 186th in meat consumption, Bangladesh's protein story is built on rice Bangladesh must see LDC deferral as a strategic window BGB steps up border surveillance; 10 remain…...
Turkey targets more defence sales as West rearms, alliances shift
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (558+ words) Sunday June 07, 2026 Two decades of state investment have transformed Turkey into a major exporter of drones and other military equipment, and the NATO member is now looking to build on that momentum as the West rearms and security alliances are…...
US military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (93+ words) Saturday June 06, 2026 United States military officials said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain on Friday, hours after reporting four Iranian "one-way attack" drones were thwarted. In a statement posted to X, US Central…...
Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz in Gulf flare-up
1+ week, 38+ min ago (906+ words) Saturday June 06, 2026 Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday (3 June) as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the US military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, "with diplomacy to halt the war showing little…...