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Noman Sabit: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the seizure of more than 1,000 internet domains involved in the illegal live streaming of matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The do...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump said he is "thinking" of flying to Turkey Thursday for possible talks between Ukraine and Russia on the more than three-year war sparked by Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. "I was thinki...
Bangla Press Desk: Top Iranian and US negotiators resumed talks on Sunday to address disputes over Tehran's nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported, in a push for progress as Washington hardens its stance ahead of US President D...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan handed over on Wednesday an Indian border guard captured a day after an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir which killed 26 people, the Indian army said. Border Security Force soldier "Purnam Kumar...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump began a tour of wealthy Gulf states on Tuesday by visiting Saudi Arabia, with his focus on securing trillions of dollars in investments rather than security issues ranging from war...
Ema Alice: Harvard University expanded its lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration for freezing billions of dollars in federal funds, ratcheting up the high-stakes legal battle between the wealthiest US university and the White...
Bangla Press Desk: India said on Wednesday that it rejects China's move to rename places in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh where the Asian neighbours share a border, adding that the Himalayan territory was an integral part...
Minara Helen: Judges around the country have been rejecting President Donald Trump’s Alien Enemies Act invocation. But in the latest ruling on the subject, a judge approved Trump’s bid to use the act to deport Venezuelan citizens who ar...
Ema Alice: The United States is aware of the ban on the political activities of the Awami League in Bangladesh. In response to a question during a regular briefing on Wednesday (May 14), State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson To...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations’ top humanitarian official blasted Israel on Tuesday for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians, including the risk of famine — one of the strongest condemnation...
Bangla Press Desk: President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to boost China’s footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean with a new $9 billion credit line and fresh infrastructure investment, although Brazil warned the region not to becom...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Isla...
Noman Sabit: Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born Harvard scientist, has been charged with smuggling biological material into the United States — an escalation in a case that has already raised legal and civil rights questions over her deten...
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