International news and global updates
Bangla Press Desk: Escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran could reignite inflation, drive interest rates higher and knock global growth back to as low as 1.3%, down from 2.9%...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate the Arakan Army (AA) for alleged war crimes against Rohingya civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, including abductions, torture, killings, and beheadings, rights...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump said that India may be hit with a tariff rate of 20% to 25% but cautioned the final levy had still not been finalised as the two countries negotiate on a trade deal ahead of a 01 august deadline....
Bangla Press Desk: Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov has arrived in the United States to meet with NASA management and the crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which includes Russian Oleg Platonov, the state corporation told journalists. "D...
Bangla Press Desk: Early Wednesday, Russia woke up to one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. Well, not all of Russia. The 8.8 earthquake that struck 119 kilometres from the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and triggered...
Minara Helen: President Trump attacked Fox News host Jessica Tarlov on Tuesday, calling her a “real loser” in a social media post as she was on the air during the network’s popular table talk program “The Five.” “I can’t stand Jessic...
Bangla Press Desk: Fifteen countries, including Finland, Canada, Australia and several European states, have signed a joint declaration led by France, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas...
Ema Alice: The Trump administration is using billions of dollars in new funding for immigration enforcement to offer sign-on bonuses of up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness to new hires at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. T...
Bangla Press Desk: Israeli attacks have killed at least 71 Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid amid a deepening hunger crisis in Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as hospitals in the besieged territory recorded seven more deaths fro...
Bangla Press Desk: France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state, France’s top diplomat said on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of 15 countries late Tuesday issued a joint sta...
Bangla Press Desk: Scores of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled Wednesday due to a technical glitch, according to the air traffic control service, prompting anger from airline chiefs. The number of aircraft in London's air sp...
Bangla Press Desk: Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power. The milit...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump told major pharmaceutical firms Thursday to lower prices or face punishment, as he moved to give Americans relief from medicine costs much higher than elsewhere in the world. In letters to...
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