Morning Brief

Saudi evacuates Bangladeshis, other foreign nationals from Sudan

More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials from Bangladesh and other countries, rescued from battle-scarred Sudan arrived Saturday in Jeddah, the Saudi foreign ministry said, in the first announced evacuation of civilians since fighting began.

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FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media lostshmi/Reuters

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Bangladesh with festivity

The Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, was celebrated across Bangladesh on Tuesday with festivity and religious fervour on Saturday.

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Jamal chips his way to Ahmedabad Open title

Bangladesh's Jamal Hossain (33-36-69-70) chipped his way to a gritty final round performance of two-under-par 70 to break his four-year victory-drought at Ahmedabad Open presented by Glade One, a INR one crore event played at Glade One Golf Resort and Club.

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Bangladesh golfer Jamal Hossain celebrates winning the Ahmedabad Open

Moscow expels over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Russia on Saturday announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of over 20 German diplomats following the "mass" removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties. 

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Ahead of Defender of the Fatherland Day, President Vladimir Putin attended a rally-concert Glory to Defenders of the Fatherland at the Luzhniki Stadium Collected

Baldwin manslaughter charges formally dropped

Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set were formally dropped by prosecutors Friday.

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FILE PHOTO: Alec Baldwin has said he is heartbroken and is cooperating with the law enforcement investigation Reuters

Top election official shot dead in Myanmar

The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.

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Anti-coup fighters walking with weapons in a township in Myanmar's northwestern Sagaing region on August 10, 2022 AFP