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Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump says he "wasn't worried" while a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which led to his evacuation by the Secret Service."I w...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan's parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the country's army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, in a move that critics say damages democracy.The lower house of parlia...
Bangla Press Desk: Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if the drought gripping the country continues.President Masoud Pe...
Bangla Press Desk: President Donald Trump declared victory on Tuesday as an effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown headed to a final vote and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal.The House of Representatives is se...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington on Tuesday, after a 53-day break, braving the congestion at the nation's tangled airports for a vote that could bring the longest US government sh...
Bangla Press Desk: Apple has confirmed that it has removed two of China's most popular gay dating apps - Blued and Finka - from its app store in the country following an order from authorities."We follow the laws of the countries w...
Bangla Press Desk: Saudi Arabia’s Film Commission is taking part in this year’s American Film Market in Los Angeles from 11 to 16 November to strengthen collaboration between the two countries’ industries.At the AFM, the commission...
Bangla Press Desk: Australia and Indonesia agreed to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries' leaders said after talks in Sydney on Wednesday.Canberra has drawn ever nearer to longt...
Nomam Sabit: Omar pushes back on Trump criticism: ‘Unlike you, I can read’ Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shot back at President Trump after he mocked her for quoting the Constitution and becoming involved in the nation’s politics.In an interview Monday o...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan's powerful army chief will be given an expanded role and the remit of the Supreme Court will be curbed under constitutional changes passed by the upper house of parliament on Monday, a move the opposition says...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to do everything he can to make Syria successful after landmark talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander who until recently was sanctioned by Washingto...
Bangla Press Desk: The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country's capital.The first such attack to hit the city in years sent people f...
Bangla Press Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to neighbouring Bhutan on Tuesday to open a giant hydropower project with the king of the Himalayan nation, where electricity is its key export.Carbon-negative Bhutan has aggressively...
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