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Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Bangladesh to demand accountability after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka school, killing 31 people, including 25 students.

The children, many aged under 12, were about to return home from class on Monday when the Bangladesh air force jet crashed into their school and burst into flames. The military said the plane had suffered mechanical failure.

Students from the school and others from nearby colleges protested as two government officials…

GM’s profit tumble in second quarter comes a day after Jeep maker Stellantis says it expected a $2.7bn loss in the first six months of the year.

Auto giant General Motors has reported a 35 percent drop in second-quarter profits, including a $1.1bn hit from United States-imposed tariffs but confirmed its full-year forecast.

GM’s results released on Tuesday still topped analyst estimates, but the US carmaker cautioned that profits in the second half of 2025 would be lower than in the…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

“I remind Israel that permanently displacing people living under its occupation would amount to unlawful transfer.” Volker Turk, UN Human Rights Chief

As the death toll of Palestinians killed in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing military operation and aid blockade continues to rise, several governments as well as the UN,…

The administration of President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will end its involvement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over its decision to admit the State of Palestine as a member.

The decision to leave the agency, announced on Tuesday, is to take effect in December 2026.

In a statement, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce argued that membership in UNESCO was not in the US’s “national interest” and called the…

The Qassam Brigades targeted Israeli armored vehicles in Deir al-Balah, critically wounding a soldier, as Israel faces mounting battlefield losses.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, announced that its fighters targeted an Israeli armored personnel carrier and a Merkava tank southeast of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

According to Al-Qassam, the armored personnel carrier was struck with a ‘Yassin…