3+ day, 39+ min ago   (700+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis today (11 September) reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening ‌their grip on one of the world's vital shipping routes and further increasing the…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (815+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concern over global…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (406+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 A Russian jet-propelled drone struck a train engine at Yahodyn station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukrainian authorities said, in an attack that came shortly after senior Western officials travelled along the same railway line. The strike occurred…...

9+ hour ago   (490+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Himalayan glaciers are losing mass 65% faster than they were a decade ago, while a severe monitoring gap is limiting scientists' ability to track changes across the region, according to the information provided. The Himalaya-Karakoram region is estimated to…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (856+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb suspected mass graves and override private land claims....

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (221+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Police yesterday (13 September) detained eight people in connection with a flash procession organised by the banned Chhatra League and subsequent crude bomb explosions in Savar's Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. Of the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (212+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 The family of soldier Tasnim Rifat, 28, who was killed in a tank-firing accident in Chattogram yesterday (9 September), is waiting for his body at their home in Rajshahi. Since early morning, relatives and well-wishers have been gathering at the…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (93+ words) The Business Standard BRICS nations urge ‘restraint’ in Middle East, smooth flow of global trade At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, emphasis was placed on de-escalating conflicts in the Middle East, addressing the Palestinian issue, and ensuring the stability…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (87+ words) The Business Standard AI researchers warn rapid development could put humanity at risk Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has warned that the rapid pace of AI development could pose an existential threat to humanity. Concerns include Anthropic's Mythos…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago   (918+ words) New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East today (13 September), after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen's Houthis threatened ​to worsen the wartime disruption to…...