Washington: In a major and stringent move in his foreign and economic policy, U.S. President Donald Trump has applied the “Russia-style formula” to Iran. Trump has announced that any country around the world that maintains commercial relations with Iran will have to face significant financial penalties in its trade dealings with the United States. Under […]
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Dhaka: Following the passing of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman has taken charge of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party’s Standing Committee has approved his appointment as Chairman. According to media reports, the decision was taken during a meeting held on Friday night at the party’s Gulshan office. After […]
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Tehran. Public anger in Iran has reached a boiling point amid severe economic hardship and runaway inflation. Anti-government protests that have continued for the past 10 days have now spread to 27 of the country’s 31 provinces. Violent clashes between protesters and security forces have reportedly claimed at least 35 lives so far, including demonstrators, […]
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Moscow. Suspected drone attacks near the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin have further intensified the flames of conflict in Eastern Europe. Amid this serious security situation, Russia’s closest ally, Belarus, has confirmed the deployment on its territory of Russia’s most lethal, nuclear-capable hypersonic “Oreshnik” missile system. An official video released by Belarus shows the […]
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Beijing. Is Chinese President Xi Jinping, following in the footsteps of former U.S. President Donald Trump, also aspiring to the Nobel Peace Prize? This question has begun to resonate in international diplomatic circles after China, following the United States, claimed that it played a mediating role between India and Pakistan during the recent period of […]
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Washington, 22 December (H.S.): The Trump administration defended its partial disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein’s files on Sunday, insisting that safeguarding survivors of the financier’s sex trafficking network necessitated the measured approach, even as Democrats decried it as a blatant obstruction of congressional mandates.
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Washington: The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared on Monday to side with the Trump administration in a pivotal case that could reshape the independence of America’s federal agencies. The case, Trump v. Slaughter, challenges a long-standing precedent that protects members of independent commissions from being removed by the president without cause. The dispute began […]
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Washington: During a recent appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for not actively engaging with or reviewing the American peace proposal aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict with Russia.
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Washington: Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has credited US President Donald Trump for deepening the strategic partnership between India and Russia, asserting that the 79-year-old American leader “deserves a Nobel Prize” for fostering their united front. His remark followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warmly received state visit to India this week — his first in […]
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Moscow: Marathon talks at the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff ended late Tuesday with both sides calling the meeting “constructive” and “productive,” but admitting that no compromise has yet been reached on the most explosive issue in the proposed Ukraine peace plan: territorial concessions.
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