‘Tehran still seeking to kill Trump’

An Iranian general warned his country is still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo in revenge for assassinating top commander Qasem Soleimani. Tehran has repeatedly vowed to avenge the killing of
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Blinken to meet Asia ‘Quad’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions with China.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

No G20 joint statement after China objections on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers again failed Saturday to agree a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after China sought to water down references to the Ukraine war.
25 February 2023, 15:54 PM

Tehran still seeking to kill Trump, says Iranian general

An Iranian general warned his country is still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo in revenge for assassinating top commander Qasem Soleimani.
25 February 2023, 12:42 PM

Germany's Scholz committed for Free Trade deal between India, EU

The EU and India revived negotiations to forge a free trade agreement last year with the aim of completing talks by the end of 2023
25 February 2023, 12:15 PM

Ten dead as bus falls into ravine in Algeria

The mountainous region of Tikjda is a popular holiday destination for Algerians, who have flocked there in large numbers after the heavy snowfall of recent weeks
25 February 2023, 02:25 AM

Moscow thanks Dhaka for abstaining from UN vote

Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka abstained from voting
24 February 2023, 19:39 PM

Brazil storm death toll rises to 50

Brazilian authorities said Thursday evening that the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in the country’s southeast had risen to at least 50, with emergency workers continuing to dig through the wreckage.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

UN chief condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow’s attack.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Twitter accused of ‘blindness’ to terror

Twitter was accused in the US Supreme Court Wednesday of closing its eyes to the IS group as judges struggled to determine whether social media sites could be held liable for acts of terror.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukraine War: FATF suspends Russia’s membership

Global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia’s membership yesterday, saying Moscow’s war in Ukraine violated the organisation’s principles.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

6.8-magnitude quake hits Tajikistan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit in the east of mountainous ex-Soviet Tajikistan yesterday without producing victims or damage, officials said.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Violence flares around Gaza

Israel launched air strikes on Gaza in return for rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave yesterday, a day after the deadliest Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

No sign Russia mulling nuclear use

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered fresh criticism of Russia’s suspension of a key nuclear treaty, but stressed there was no indication Moscow was moving closer to actually using an atomic weapon.
24 February 2023, 18:00 PM

G20 meet in India: Division emerges over Russia-Ukraine war

India wants the geopolitical tension to be referred to as a "crisis" or a "challenge" while the US and other western nations want to describe it as nothing short of "war"
24 February 2023, 17:45 PM

Terror financing watchdog suspends Russia's membership

A global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering today suspended Russia's membership for its "illegal, unprovoked and unjustified" full-scale military invasion of Ukraine while retaining Myanmar, Iran, and North Korea on its "black list".
24 February 2023, 16:07 PM

China urges Russia, Ukraine to hold talks, warns against using nuclear weapons

The 12-point paper calling for a "political settlement" of the crisis follows accusations from the West that China is considering arming Russia, a claim Beijing has dismissed as false
24 February 2023, 14:41 PM

British MPs, diplomats celebrate Bangladesh’s 'dramatic progress' in last 14 years

A cross-party group of leading politicians, as well as diplomats and community leaders, attended the event in the House of Lords' Attlee Room a day after the February 21 commemoration of Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day
24 February 2023, 12:46 PM

5 Bangladeshis killed, 2 hurt in South Africa crash

The accident took place Friday morning in the city of Beaufort West as a car carrying the Bangladeshis collided with a lorry
24 February 2023, 12:34 PM

A year of disinformation around the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has been accompanied by a ferocious battle of disinformation, waged in particular by pro-Russian agitators seeking to distort and shift the blame for many atrocities on the ground.
24 February 2023, 12:16 PM