UK pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans
European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders...
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Bikalpa Dhara leaders hold meeting with ex-US diplomats
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh leaders had an 鈥榠nsightful and engaging discussion鈥� with William B Milam, former US ambassador, and John F Danilowicz, former US diplomat, on Tuesday evening, said its leader Mahi B Chowdhury on Wednesday...
Ukraine ready to sign minerals deal with US: Zelensky
Ukraine is ready to sign a minerals deal with the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told UK media on Sunday.
US approves $3b arms, bulldozers sale to Israel
The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $3 billion in munitions, bulldozers and related equipment to Israel, which used American-made weapons to devastating effect in densely populated Gaza.
Trump showed 鈥榬estraint鈥� by not hitting Zelensky: Russia
Russia鈥檚 foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday said US president Donald Trump showed 鈥榬estraint鈥� by not hitting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky during their shouting match in the White House...
US slashes overseas aid contracts by over 90pc
The United States has slashed its multi-year aid contracts by 92 per cent, as it sought around $60 billion in savings in development and overseas humanitarian programs, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Ukraine 鈥榓grees mineral deal with US鈥�
Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it as early as Friday on a trip to Washington by president Volodymyr Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official said...
Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages鈥� bodies
Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal...
Lanka鈥檚 moderate politics despite govt鈥檚 massive mandate
DONALD Trump in the United States is showing how, in a democratic polity, the winner of the people鈥檚 mandate can become an unstoppable extreme force. Critics of the National People鈥檚 Power government frequently jibe at the government鈥檚 economic policy as being a mere continuation of the essential features of the economic policy of former president...
US slaps sanction on four Indian firms over Iran link
The United States imposed sanctions on four Indian firms on Monday for their alleged links to Iran's oil industry, reports Hindustan Times.
US proposes Ukraine UN text omitting occupied territory
The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv鈥檚 territory occupied by Russia, diplomatic sources told AFP.
US pushes Zelensky to sign Ukraine resources deal
Trump wants Ukraine to give US companies access as compensation for the tens of billions of dollars of aid delivered under his predecessor Joe Biden, but Ukraine is seeking security guarantees from the United States in exchange for signing away precious rights to vast amounts of its natural resources and critical minerals...
People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences....
Donald Trump appoints new 鈥榩ardon czar鈥�
United States president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned in his first term, as 鈥榩ardon czar鈥� to advise on other cases....
Migrants deported by US moved to Panama jungle facility
Nearly 100 migrants deported by the United States to Panama have been moved to a remote facility in the Darien jungle where they will stay until they are moved to another country, Panama鈥檚 security ministry said...
Top Russia, US officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries鈥� fractured relations and possibly paving the way to ending the Ukraine war...
Storms in eastern US claim nine lives
At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday.
US, South Korea, Japan reaffirm pledge to seek North鈥檚 denuclearisation
The United States, Japan and South Korea renewed their 鈥榬esolute鈥� pledge to seek the 鈥榗omplete denuclearization鈥� of North Korea, according to a joint statement from the three allies released Saturday.
US judge temporarily lifts funding freeze on aid programs
A federal judge has temporarily lifted a freeze on funding to US aid and development programs ordered by President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration, court documents seen by AFP on Friday showed....
New push to salvage Gaza truce
Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire on Wednesday, a Palestinian source said, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war...
Dev sector jobs, services in Bangladesh hit by USAID fund suspension
Many non-governmental organisations and marginalised communities who benefit from different socio-economic services provided by these organisations in Bangladesh are already feeling the impact of the USAID fund freeze ordered by United States president Donald Trump in January...
Japan seeks exemption from US steel tariffs
Japan asked the United States on Wednesday to be exempt from President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on steel and aluminium exports, Tokyo鈥檚 top government spokesman said...
Trump, real estate and dreams of ethnic cleansing
PRESIDENT Donald J Trump likes teasing out the unmentionable, and the Israel-Palestinian situation was hardly going to be any different. With a touch of horror and the grotesque, he offered a solution to the issue of what would happen to Gaza at the conclusion of hostilities. In a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he...
US TARIFF ON CANADA, MEXICO, CHINA: A window of opportunity for Bangladesh
THE United States has implemented a series of executive order tariffs, effective from February 4, on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China, as part of its broader trade policy agenda. Additional 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, whereas 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods are also imposed by US president Donald Trump. The orders...
Two more RMG units get LEED certification
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
US approves $7.4b arms sale to Israel
The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.
Bangladesh issues may come up in Modi-Trump meeting, says India
India hinted that Bangladesh issues might come up for discussions during the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in the context of regional situation...
US claims free passage through Panama Canal
The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial.
