Trump drops ceasefire demand
US president Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire...
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Labour migration to Russia rises despite war
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Russia 鈥� a destination traditionally untapped by Bangladeshi workers and authorities 鈥� has sharply gone up in recent years, despite the continued Russia鈥揢kraine war...
Bitcoin hits record high, global stocks diverge
Bitcoin hit a record high Thursday and European and Asian stock markets diverged on the eve of landmark talks between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on potentially ending the Ukraine war...
Kim shown honouring troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
State media images showed leader Kim Jong Un honouring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine, as Seoul鈥檚 defence ministry said Tuesday it saw no signs of further troop deployments yet...
North Korea sending more troops to Russia for Ukraine war
North Korea will send more troops to Russia to assist in its war against Ukraine, possibly as early as July, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul鈥檚 spy agency...
Trump calls Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire
Donald Trump spoke with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin on Monday as the US president seeks a breakthrough to end the grinding conflict triggered by Moscow鈥檚 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
US lawmakers threaten new sanctions on Russia
A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed legislation that would slap sanctions on countries friendly to Russia if Moscow disrupts on-going negotiations to end the Ukraine war...
Zelensky sees ratings drop as Ukraine war nears 4th year
President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday...
European stocks slide on fears of Russia-Ukraine escalation
European stock markets slid Tuesday on fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war after president Vladimir Putin broadened rules on his country鈥檚 use of nuclear arms, analysts said...
No such thing as a small nuclear war
THERE was a time when calls for a nuclear-free Europe rang across the continent. It began with the Stockholm Appeal of 1950, which opened with the powerful words 鈥榃e demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation and mass murder of peoples鈥� and then deepened with the...
Ukraine war slams Europe rightward
SO HAS fascism come back to Europe or are Europeans simply sick of the Empire鈥檚 endless wars? The smart money鈥檚 on the latter, because what mostly unites the diverse right-wingers recently elected to the...
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...
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...
Caught in a quagmire
EVEN in the post-Covid period, the Bangladeshi economy was going to take a turn-around, with macroeconomic indicators posting positive signals. However, the Russia-Ukraine war began to cast a gloom by disrupting...