DHAKA -- At least 16 people were killed after a devastating fire tore through a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
The two buildings are located side by side in front of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, according to local media reports. (Bangladesh-Fire)
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NEW YORK -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its global economic growth for 2025 to 3.2 percent, 0.2 percentage point higher than the July forecast, the latest World Economic Outlook report said.
According to the report, advanced economies are expected to grow by 1.6 percent in 2025, while emerging market and developing economies are projected to grow by 4.2 percent -- both 0.1 percentage point higher than previously projected. (US-IMF-Economy)
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ANTANANARIVO -- Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a Malagasy military officer, announced on Tuesday that state power in Madagascar has been taken over by a military council comprising members of the army, gendarmerie and national police.
Randrianirina said the constitution has been suspended and new national structures established "to meet the aspirations of the Malagasy people." (Madagascar-Military-State power)
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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Israel decided on Tuesday to halt the reopening of the Rafah crossing and further reduce humanitarian aid to Gaza, as both sides traded accusations of violating the fragile ceasefire.
The crossing, a key route for aid from Egypt to Gaza, had been scheduled to reopen today.
An Israeli government official, speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, said the Rafah crossing will remain closed and the entry of humanitarian aid will be "drastically" limited until Hamas returns all the bodies of the deceased hostages. (Israel-Rafah crossing) Enditem
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