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Starmer’s economic, foreign policy

IN THE first four months of his stint as UK prime minister, Keir Starmer has shown mixed results. His early tenure has already been tested by the August riots, a stark and unsettling episode triggered by the tragic murder of three young girls in Southport. The unrest has exposed underlying tensions — economic fragility, social divides, and the brittleness...

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Farmers target PM in protest against new UK tax rules

Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government’s decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...

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Govt should bust nexus of tycoons close to Hasina

POWERFUL business tycoons, who had been close to the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have swindled $17 billion off the banking sector, as the Bangladesh Bank government has said in an interview with the Financial Times, during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League. The central banker is reported to have said that the tycoons...

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Crippling UNRWA

THE man has a cheek.  Having lectured Iranians and Lebanese about what (and who) is good for them in terms of rulers and rule (we already know what he thinks of the Palestinians), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been keeping busy on further depriving access and assistance to those in Gaza and the West Bank...

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Ex-minister Zakir, ex-secy Mustafa arrested

The police on Thursday arrested former state minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain and former senior secretary of the ministry of home affairs Mustafa Kamal Uddin from...

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Kashmir elects first regional govt in a decade

Indian-administered Kashmir elected on Tuesday its first government since the restive Himalayan territory was brought under New Delhi’s direct control, as voters backed opposition parties...

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Kashmir votes in final round of regional polls

Indian-administered Kashmir was voting Tuesday in the third and final round of polls to elect its first government since the insurgency-wracked territory was brought under...

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Ex-defence minister Ishiba to be Japan’s PM

Japan’s next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday outlined his ideas to reshape the nation’s miliary alliance with Washington, after winning the conservative ruling party’s leadership race.

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Security high as Kashmir votes in round two of regional polls

Indian-administered Kashmir voted on Wednesday to elect its first government since New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan territory’s semi-autonomous status, sparking widespread protest in a region wracked by a decades-long insurgency...

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Kashmir votes after special status scrapped

Indian-administered Kashmir began voting Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan...

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Trump says will meet Modi

Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...

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Kejriwal quits after release from jail

A top political opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...

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Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision

British prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO...

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Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said ‘terrorism is on its last legs’ in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected militants...

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AG defends judicial reforms to strengthen constitutional institutions

Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday defended Bangladesh's interim government’s decision to form reform commissions, stressing that these measures are essential to safeguard constitutional institutions undermined during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year tenure.

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Greek PM announces plans to boost tackle crises

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a new set of policies aimed at boosting citizens’ purchasing power and tackling the country’s housing crisis...