United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday voiced regret over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the US from several UN entities, vowing that the world body will continue to carry its mandates “with determination.” President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew the US from over 60 international organisations, including 31 UN bodies and…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has “greenlit” a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving him “tremendous leverage” against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. Senator Lindsey Graham said he had a “very productive meeting” with Trump at…
MOSCOW: Moscow on Wednesday slammed the United States over the seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic that Washington’s forces had pursued from the coast of Venezuela. “In accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, freedom of navigation applies in waters on the high seas, and no state…
Jerusalem: Amid deepening bilateral engagement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Israel values its partnership with New Delhi and their shared determination to defeat terrorism. Netanyahu, in a telephone call with Modi – first in 2026 – also said he looked forward to meeting the Indian prime minister…
Washington: The United States, on Wednesday, seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker which was being shadowed by a submarine from Russia, after a pursuit that lasted more than two weeks across the Atlantic Ocean, as per a Reuters report. This attempt to seize the vessel is part of the US’ effort to create a ‘blockade’ of…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government plans to proclaim an ordinance to protect from prosecution the 2024 “July warriors” whose violent street protests toppled then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime, media reports said on Tuesday. The mass circulation Prothom Alo and Ittefaq newspapers said that initiatives were underway to proclaim the ordinance to protect the…
Luxembourg: India views Luxembourg as a “very important” partner, and the two countries can enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including fintech, space, and AI, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Jaishankar, who is on a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg, held talks with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden on “growing” bilateral…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not that happy with me” because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil. Trump, delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, also claimed that “Prime Minister Modi came to see me, ‘Sir, may…
Dhaka: A Hindu businessman, who was also the acting editor of a newspaper, was fatally shot in the head by unidentified assailants on Monday in Jessore district in southern Bangladesh, officials said. “We have received information that one Rana Pratap Bairagi was shot dead at the Keshabpur area of Jessore,” Bangladesh Puja Celebration Committee President…
New York: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will be receiving more than USD 600 billion in tariffs, asserting that America is “far stronger” in national security and financially because of the levies it has imposed on countries around the world. “We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than…
