Trump deploys Marines amid Los Angeles protests
President Donald Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Monday, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be 鈥榟it harder鈥� than ever.
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Three key battles in World Test Championship final
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's, starting on Wednesday. Below AFP Sport looks at three key contests that could determine the course of the showpiece game:
Shooter kills 9 at Austrian school
An attack on a school in southeastern Austria reportedly by a former student has left several people dead, police said Tuesday, in a rare case of deadly gun violence in a European school...
Professor Yunus begins his four-day official London visit
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived here on Tuesday, beginning his four-day official visit to renew their bilateral ties with the United Kingdom, with an increased focus on economic cooperation, trade and investment...
BNP leader Tarique to meet with CA Yunus in London on Friday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman is set to hold a formal meeting with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on June 13 in London...
Yunus off to London on four-day official tour
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka Monday evening for London on a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom aiming to enhance bilateral relations...
Iran says to submit own nuclear proposal to US soon
Iran said on Monday that it would soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States, after it had described Washington鈥檚 offer as containing 鈥榓mbiguities鈥�...
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said on Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow...
Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US
President Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term...
'Flawed' Test Championship reveals world cricket's underlying problems
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition's format.
Chief adviser leaves Dhaka for London this evening on four-day tour
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave Dhaka on Monday evening for London on a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom aiming to enhance bilateral relations...
Petals and thorns: India's Booker prize author Banu Mushtaq
All writers draw on their experience, whether consciously or not, says Indian author Banu Mushtaq -- including the titular tale of attempted self-immolation in her International Booker Prize-winning short story collection.
Rallies, processions outside Yunus鈥檚 residence, secretariat banned: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on rallies, processions, demonstrations and gatherings in front of the secretariat and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 residence and its adjacent areas including Hotel Intercontinental, Kakrail Mosque intersection, Mintu Road and Officer鈥檚 Club...
Iran says no sanctions relief in US nuclear proposal
Iran鈥檚 parliament speaker said on Sunday that the latest US proposal for a nuclear deal does not include the lifting of sanctions, state media reported as negotiations appear to have hit a roadblock....
Spirit of mutual respect, understanding to guide 2 nations to work together: Yunus to Modi
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi have exchanged Eid-ul-Azha greetings in the spirit of festivity, sacrifice, generosity and unity...
Yunus to visit UK in June 10鈥�13
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to depart Dhaka for London on Monday evening, embarking on a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom from June 10 to 13...
Trump sends military force to Los Angeles over immigration protests
US president Donald Trump聽ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a rare deployment expected Sunday against the state governor鈥檚 wishes after sometimes-violent protests against immigration enforcement raids...
Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Yunus over corruption allegation
Former British city minister Tulip Rizwana Siddiq has asked to meet Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his London visit to clear up a 鈥渕isunderstanding鈥� after corruption allegations made by his administration led her to resign from the UK government...
Man鈥檚 bullet-hit body found at his house in Kushtia
The bullet-hit body of a man was recovered from his house in Kushtia Sadar upazila on Sunday morning...
Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
SpaceX鈥檚 rockets ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Starlink satellite constellation blankets the globe with broadband, and the company is embedded in some of the Pentagon鈥檚 most sensitive projects, including tracking hypersonic missiles...
Russia accuses Ukraine of 鈥榩ostponing鈥� POW swap
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale prisoner swap and the repatriation of the bodies of dead soldiers they had agreed on during peace talks in Istanbul...
Gaza rescuers say Israel fire kills 36 including 6 near aid centre
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre...
Japan says 鈥榩rogress鈥� but no 鈥榓greement yet鈥� in US tariff talks
Japan said on Saturday that it was making 鈥榩rogress鈥� in talks aimed at easing US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs but cautioned that the two sides have not found 鈥榓 point of agreement yet鈥�...
US court says Trump can bar AP for now from key White House events
US president Donald Trump can bar The Associated Press from some White House media events for now, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, pausing a lower court order to give access to the US news agency鈥檚 journalists.
Army, Navy chiefs call on CA
Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday.
Politics to please foreign masters buried on Aug 5: Ishraque
Slamming Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 moves regarding the Chattogram Port and the 鈥榮o called鈥� Rakhine corridor, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Saturday said that the politics of pleasing foreign masters was buried by the people on August 5, 2024.
Not just BNP, entire nation frustrated over April election plan: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed disappointment over the chief adviser鈥檚 announcement regarding the national election timeline, saying it has disheartened not just the BNP, but the entire nation.
CA Yunus offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus offered the holy Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah on Saturday morning.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated in Bangladesh
Muslims across Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the community, today with due solemnity, a spirit of sacrifice, and religious fervour.
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind'
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had 鈥榣ost his mind鈥� but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.