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BanglaPress Desk: Following the Democratic Party's victory in both chambers of Congress during the U.S. midterm elections, President Donald Trump has congratulated his opponents, acknowledging that th...
Abu Sabet: Student-loan borrowers are now receiving checks from a $100 million settlement by Navient. A government watchdog accused Navient of misleading borrowers on their repayment options.The settlement comes as the Trump administration has reduce...
Staff Reporter: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jerry Lewis was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted at trial for the murder of 15-year-old Nadine Slade, who was strangled to death in May 1992. The...
Noman Sabit: The State Department announced Tuesday that it has revoked visas from over 100,000 foreign nationals who have been arrested or convicted of crimes in the United States, including domestic violence and sexual assault."The United States ha...
Bangla Press Desk: Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation".The West Bank...
Bangla Press Desk: Imran Khan's sons say they fear for their father's deteriorating health in a Pakistani jail and are seeking permission to visit the former prime minister, urging authorities to grant access after more than two years apa...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union will take part in this week's inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", but a spokesman insisted Monday that Brussels would not be joining as a member.The European Commissioner for...
Bangla Press Desk: Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.It is the latest in a string of tropi...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran of the "consequences of not making a deal" ahead of talks between the United States and the Islamic republic in Geneva."I'll be involved in those talks, indirectly," the US pre...
Noman Sabit: Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence.Routh’s attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Ema Alice: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday said the state is committing another $1.5 billion to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to help his new administration plug budget gaps over the next two years.Hochul said the new funding for the Big Ap...
Bangla Press Desk: One of Gaza’s last functioning large hospitals condemned the move by an international organization to pull out of operations over concerns about armed men, claiming on Sunday that the hospital had installed civil police...
Bangla Press Desk: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this weekend's Munich Security Conference when she said: "Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncross...
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