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Covid more likely to have leaked from lab: CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was ‘more likely’ leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals....

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USAID’s funding suspension not country specific: Touhid

Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday described US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid as ‘expected’ and clarified that USAID’s temporary aid suspension is not specific to any particular country.

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Rubio clashes with China FM on Taiwan

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over Taiwan on Friday, with Donald Trump’s top diplomat denouncing Beijing’s ‘coercive’ moves...

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Trump directs agencies to cut diversity staff

The administration of president Donald Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to start terminating staffers working in positions related to diversity programmes, after placing them on paid leave earlier this week.

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China’s patience and Trump’s tariff tactics

PRESIDENT Donald Trump, never one to shy away from a headline-grabbing manoeuvre, on January 21 announced that he was mulling over a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese import, potentially set to take effect on February 1. This move, the latest salvo in the long-simmering trade spat between the world’s two largest economies, raises eyebrows and questions...

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Future of US aid in Bangladesh

THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term inauguration, has raised concerns across the globe. For countries like Bangladesh, where US assistance is crucial in development efforts, this move warrants careful examination. Stakeholders, development partners, and...

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TRUMP POLICY SHIFTS: Bangladesh treads tightropes

THE Trump presidency has significantly shaped the trajectory of US-Bangladesh relations, departing from traditional diplomacy and ushering in a transactional foreign policy approach. Under Trump’s leadership, US foreign policy pivoted away from multilateral engagements, focusing instead on bilateral dealings driven by immediate strategic interests...

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Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat

Panama has complained to the United Nations over US president Donald Trump’s ‘worrying’ threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway...

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Save world’s glaciers to save planet: UN

Saving the world’s shrinking glaciers is a ‘survival strategy’ for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after president Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord...

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Trump takes US reins, signs series of orders

US president Donald Trump begins his first full day in office on Tuesday, riding a wave of executive orders signed just hours after his inauguration on everything from immigration to the environment and culture wars.

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Hamas will free four women hostages in next swap

Hamas said on Tuesday it will release four women hostages in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza...

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Putin, Xi praise ties, hours after Trump sworn in

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration as United States president.

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Trump sacks four officials since inauguration

United States president Donald Trump fired four senior government officials appointed by his predecessor early Tuesday and warned ‘over a thousand more’ faced imminent dismissal in a first post on Truth Social since his inauguration...

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Trump sworn in for 2nd term

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback...

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Trump will take realistic approach to region: Iran

Iran said on Monday it hoped the incoming US administration under Donald Trump would adopt a ‘realistic’ approach and show ‘respect’ for the interests of countries in the region.