International news and global updates
Bangla Press Desk: Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2 weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners on limited rations of to...
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Minara Helen: New York City Mayor Eric Adams is ending his long-shot reelection bid amid a significant struggle in the polls against his opponents. In a video posted Sunday on the social platform X, which begins with Frank S...
Bangla Press Desk: Police in India registered a criminal case against leaders of Tamil actor Vijay's political party after a stampede at his rally killed 39 people, a senior police official said on Sunday. The dead included children and mor...
Ema Alice: A U.S. citizen injured during a Los Angeles immigration raid has filed a $50 million federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two of its agencies for the use of “excessive force.” Rafie Oll...
Staff Reporter: The U.S. government revoked Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa over comments he made at a pro-Palestine protest on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Friday. “Earlier...
Bangla Press Desk: India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala. Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a do...
Bangla Press Desk: The US embassy in New Delhi has revoked or denied visas for certain Indian business executives and corporate leaders due to their involvement in trafficking fentanyl precursors, the embassy said in a statement on Thursd...
Minara Helen: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jeremy Fistel (44), of Plano, Texas, has been indicted for making death threats against New York State Assembly Member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. A grand jury charged him...
Bangla Press Desk: The helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump was forced to make an emergency landing in the UK on Thursday after a "minor hydraulic issue," the White House said. "Out of an abundance...
Bangla Press Desk: Over 800 students fell sick in two cases of mass food poisoning this week after consuming free school meals sponsored by the Indonesian government, officials said on Friday. One case affected more than 500 and was...
Ema Alice: President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday to raise the fee for H-1B visa applications to $100,000, setting up a new barrier for companies to hire foreign workers. Trump signed the proclamation on Friday to add the pa...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday signed a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” in Riyadh, pledging that any attack on either nation would be treated as an act of aggre...
Bangla Press Desk: Keir Starmer will reportedly recognise a Palestinian state over the weekend after Donald Trump concludes his state visit to the UK. The prime minister has previously said he plans to recognise Palestinian statehood b...
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