Muhammad Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who leads the caretaker government as its chief adviser until elections are held, has called for rival political parties jostling for power to give him their full support. His press secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed Yunus would meet leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as well as […]
Trump threatened on Friday to impose a 25% tariff on Apple for any iPhones sold, but not made, in the United States, as part of his administration’s goal of re-shoring jobs. He told reporters later on Friday that the 25% tariff would also apply to Samsung and other smartphone makers. He expects the tariffs to […]
The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over trade and other issues. The Trump administration’s decision on Thursday, which was temporarily halted by a US judge after Harvard sued, has thrown the future of thousands of foreign students and the […]
The decision comes amid strained bilateral relations following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power in 2024. The cancelled deal was the first major contract under India’s $500 million line of credit for defence purchases, signed in July 2024, just a month before Hasina’s departure. GRSE notified the National Stock Exchange of India […]
Reuters witnesses saw and heard successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two residents had required hospital treatment and that air defence units were in action. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping […]
Floodwaters were slowly subsiding, but more than 20 emergency warnings remained in place, with the focus shifting to assessing properties and delivering supplies to cut-off communities. NSW emergency authorities estimated up to 10,000 properties had been damaged by flooding, mostly in central and northern parts of the state. Many communities were still isolated, with 50,000 […]
The order, opens new tab provides temporary relief to thousands of international students who were faced with being forced to transfer under a policy that the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based university called a “blatant violation” of the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws, and said would have an “immediate and devastating effect” on the university and more […]
President Donald Trump dramatically upped the stakes in the months-long transatlantic standoff earlier Friday by threatening a 50 percent tariff on the bloc, complaining talks with Brussels were “going nowhere.” “The EU’s fully engaged, committed to securing a deal that works for both,” trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic posted on X, after a previously planned call […]
In a weekly press briefing, Bruce highlighted the successful mediation of a ceasefire amid escalating tensions. She noted that the two nuclear-armed nations were on the brink of a major conflict, driven by longstanding regional issues fueling terrorism, but the ceasefire has restored the potential for addressing long-term challenges. During the briefing, an Indian journalist’s […]
Elias Rodriguez, 31, is accused of opening fire on a group of people on Wednesday night as they left an event for young professionals and diplomats hosted by the American Jewish Committee, an advocacy group that fights antisemitism and supports Israel. SUSPECT’S BACKGROUND Rodriguez was once involved with a far-left group in Chicago, the Party […]
