Using Ukraine Since 1948
The United States has for nearly 80 years seen Ukraine as the staging ground for its once covert and increasingly overt war with Russia...
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US unveils sweeping sanctions on Russia
The United States announced a raft of sanctions on Wednesday aimed at constraining Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine while raising the stakes for foreign banks that still deal with Russia, ahead of G7 leaders鈥� talks this week...
Sunak scotches resignation talk after D-Day row
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday dismissed rumours that he would quit before the July 4 general election, as criticism about his early...
Ukraine says hit Su-57 fighter jet inside Russia
Ukraine said on Sunday it had hit an Su-57 fighter jet parked at an airfield in southern Russia, its first ever attack on Moscow鈥檚 latest generation stealth aircraft...
Ukraine targets Russian airfield Strikes on Russian-held area kill 26
Ukraine targeted the south Russian region of North Ossetia with drones for the first time ever on Saturday, causing minor damage, local authorities said.
Zelensky urges West to do more for a 鈥榝air peace鈥�
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged the West to do more to achieve a fair peace as Ukraine battles the Russian invasion, telling US leader Joe Biden that Kyiv is counting on 鈥榮houlder-to-shoulder鈥� support...
Russian forces kill one in east Ukraine
Russian forces killed one person and wounded five more in Ukraine鈥檚 eastern Donetsk region, which is suffering the most intense assaults from Moscow鈥檚 army, regional authorities said on Wednesday...
UK leaders clash in TV debate
The leaders of Britain鈥檚 two main political parties faced off in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign on Tuesday, a month before voters go to the polls and with predictions of a record win for the main opposition Labour party...
Toyota rocked by testing scandal, board chair offers apology
Japanese transport officials inspected Toyota's headquarters Tuesday after the top-selling automaker and four others including Honda and Mazda admitted failure to fully comply with national vehicle inspection standards.
Ukraine to ask for greater freedom to target Russia
Ukraine said on Monday it would urge allies to give its troops more freedom to strike military targets inside Russia after the United States partially lifted restrictions on the use of some Western-supplied weapons...
Sukuk bonds to be auctioned tomorrow for Ctg upazila, union road dev
The government has decided to collect funds through 鈥楽ukuk bond鈥� to develop the upazila and union road network in the Chattogram Division...
Japan automakers hit by testing scandal
Toyota said Monday it had suspended domestic shipments of three car models after falling foul of government certification rules along with its Japanese rivals Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha...
Russia claims capture of village at Donetsk
Russia鈥檚 defence ministry claimed on Sunday to have captured a tiny village in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, where it has been on the offensive making territorial gains...
DCCI urges UK to import more from Bangladesh
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday urged the United Kingdom to import more from Bangladesh...
Ukraine鈥檚 Zelensky arrives at Singapore security forum
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on Saturday at a Singapore security forum, as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv while a Russian offensive gains ground....
It will be 鈥榙ifficult鈥� to attend Ukraine peace talks without Russia: China
China said Friday it would be 鈥榙ifficult鈥� for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend...
Russia targeting children in anti-war dissent crackdown: AI
Russian authorities are increasingly targeting children and their families as punishment for opposing the Kremlin and its invasion of Ukraine, Amnesty International said on Friday....
NATO meets as pressure grows to let Ukraine hit Russia
NATO foreign ministers gathered in Prague on Thursday in the face of growing calls for leading allies to lift restrictions stopping Kyiv from using Western weapons to strike inside Russia...
Bangladesh business climate deteriorates
Bangladesh鈥檚 business environment deteriorated in the financial year 2023-24 compared with that in the FY 2022-23 due mainly to lack of necessary reforms, increasing pressure from tax authorities, rising interest rate and impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a report released by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka...
EU states agree 鈥榩rohibitive鈥� tariffs on Russia grain imports
EU states agreed on Thursday to impose 鈥榩rohibitive鈥� duties on grain imports from Russia in a bid to cut off revenues to Moscow for its war on Ukraine...
UK parliament dissolves ahead of general election
The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule....
Russian attacks kill nine in Ukraine
Ukraine reported on Wednesday that nine people had been killed in five regions of the war-battered country, as Russia presses gains on the front line where Kyiv鈥檚 troops are struggling...
UK Labour touts pro-business shift as industry figures back party in election
The UK鈥檚 Labour opposition vowed on Tuesday to be both 鈥榩ro-worker and pro-business鈥� after winning the backing of 120 industry leaders as the party tries to oust the...
2024: people starve as the rich get richer
EARNING enough to pay the rent or mortgage, cover utility bills and travel costs, buy food and have the occasional coffee is difficult, impossible for many...
Taiwan continues toward US-engineered 鈥榰kraine-isation鈥�
The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political control over it and transform it into a geopolitical 鈥榖attering ram鈥� against the rest of China...
Spain pledges 1b in military aid to Kyiv as Zelensky visits
Spain on Monday pledged one billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security deal in Madrid....
Zelensky invites Biden, Xi to attend Ukraine peace summit
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged US president Joe Biden and China鈥檚 president Xi Jinping to attend a peace summit in Switzerland next month...
Keep on rockin鈥� in free world
ON THE evening of May 14, US secretary of state Antony Blinken climbed onstage at Barman Dictat in Kyiv, Ukraine, to pick up an electric guitar and join the Ukrainian punk band 19.99. Ukrainians, he said, are 鈥榝ighting not just for a free Ukraine, but for a free world鈥�...
UK Tories pledge to bring back national service for 18-year-olds
Britain鈥檚 ruling Conservative Party has said it will bring back national service if it wins power again in the UK general election on July 4...
Veteran UK minister is latest to quit parliament
A key member of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak鈥檚 government on Friday became the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to join a growing parliamentary exodus ahead of the...