Trump Sets Fate of Immigration Bill With a Tweet

Banglapress dhaka: President Trump appeared to give up hope on Friday that the Republican-controlled Congress could succeed in passing an immigration bill this year, urging lawmakers in a Twitter post to stop “wasting their time.” His advice is like...

2 security forces, 5 IS militants killed in Afghan clash

Banglapress online: At least two security forces and five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed during an ongoing clash in Darzab district of northern Afghan province of Jawzjan, local police said Tuesday. News: BSS. “The clashes started late Mon...

Oprah Winfrey said 2020 presidential run 'would kill me'

Banglapress Online: Oprah Winfrey is again dampening speculation that she may be planning to run for president. When she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her impact on the world of entertainment at this year's Golden Globe Awards in January,...

Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested on return

Banglapress Online:Pakistani authorities arrested ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam on Friday night shortly after they returned to face lengthy prison sentences, hoping galvanize their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 e...

Tourism restrictions on seven Muslim countries remain in the Supreme Court

Banglapress online: Ramy Almansoob’s children have been asking every day for weeks: “Do we have a decision yet? Do we have a decision yet? Do we have a decision yet?” The girls, ages 6, 9 and 13, still live in the war-torn capital of Yemen, where th...

Thai cave rescue bid enters day two amid rain

Banglapress Online: A treacherous rescue bid to free a youth football team trapped in a flooded Thai cave entered its second day today, with nine of the "Wild Boars" still inside after elite divers guided four out. Looming rain was one of the main...

Where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stands on key issues

Banglapress Online:President Donald Trump announced on Monday his decision to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy's decision to retire. Kavanaugh, 53, currently serves as a judge on the power...

Immigrant children, parents reunited faster under new court order

Banglapress Online: When Yolany Padilla was released from immigration custody in Seattle last week, she assumed she would be quickly reunited with her 6-year-old son, who had been taken from her at the U.S.-Mexico border two months earlier. But cas...