PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY:聽HC asks govt to explain failure to frame guideline
The High Court on Monday asked the government to explain in four weeks its failure to formulate guidelines for exercising the president鈥檚 prerogative power to pardon convicts.
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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.
Zelensky still ready to sign minerals deal with US
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he was still 鈥榬eady鈥� to sign a minerals deal with the United States that fell through after a televised clash with president Donald Trump.
Trump kicks Zelensky out of White House after shouting match
US President Donald Trump erupted at Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, angrily sending the Ukrainian leader out of the White House after an extraordinary Oval Office meltdown because he was 鈥榥ot ready鈥� for peace with Russia.
Trump to sell 鈥榞old card鈥� US visas for $5m
US president Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new 鈥榞old card鈥� residency permits for a price of $5 million each 鈥� and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible...
Government withdraws BPM, PPM awards of 103 police officials
The government has withdrawn the Bangladesh Police Medal and President Police Medal conferred on 103 police officials for the undue role they played in the 2018 national election...
Walls close in on Zelensky
Outgunned Ukrainian forces have slowly lost territory to Russian troops over recent weeks. But in the capital Kyiv, the ground is shifting rapidly beneath president Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 feet...
Trump says trade deal with China 鈥榩ossible鈥�
US president Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was 鈥榩ossible鈥� with China 鈥� a key target in the US leader鈥檚 tariffs policy...
Trump says US govt should 鈥榯ake over鈥� Washington
Donald Trump said the federal government should 鈥榯ake over Washington DC,鈥� as the US president complained about crime, graffiti and 鈥榯oo many tents on the lawns.鈥�...
Musk says he鈥檒l work with Trump as 鈥榣ong as helpful鈥�
Elon Musk has said he would work with US president Donald Trump for as long as he 鈥榗an be helpful,鈥� as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon鈥檚 work with the White House...
Trump says US auto tariffs to be about 25 per cent
US president Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors...
Trump outlines Musk鈥檚 role as enforcer-in-chief
US president Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief Tuesday, hailing the tech billionaire鈥檚 zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the president has issued since returning to office...
Trump orders firing of all 鈥楤iden-era鈥� US attorneys
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has ordered the firing of all remaining US attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden...
Deep state and Trump-Modi press briefing
THE recent joint press briefing between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has sparked significant discussion regarding the role of the deep state in shaping geopolitical events. While the discussion revolved primarily around trade, defence and diplomatic engagements, a key point of contention was whether the US deep state had...
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromance
US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
India's Modi builds bromance with Trump, Musk despite trade war
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump -- and billionaire Elon Musk -- at the White House on Thursday, with the two national leaders hailing their close bond despite Trump's expanding global trade war.
Trump, Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US president Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday he expected to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders...
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...
Macron courts Modi in quest for geopolitical 鈥榠ndependence鈥�
French president Emmanuel Macron and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries...
Trump fires USAID inspector general
US president Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development, US media outlets reported on Wednesday...
Cameroon leader turns 92 after nearly half his life in power
Cameroon president Paul Biya, the world鈥檚 oldest head of state, turns 92 years old on Thursday after more than four decades in power but remains tight-lipped on whether he will run for another term in elections this year...
Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina ordered protesters鈥� killing, body hiding: UN
The ousted prime minister and Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, herself ordered security forces to kill protesters and hide their bodies to quell the student-led protests in July 2024 in Bangladesh, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday that a 鈥榮ignificant part鈥� of Ukraine 鈥榳ants to be Russia,鈥� hours after US president Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine 鈥榤ay be Russian someday.鈥�...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Trump鈥檚 protectionist power play
US聽PRESIDENT Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium imports聽on February 10, doubling down on his protectionist agenda to 鈥榖oost鈥� the US economy through import taxes, a move that could disrupt trade with key partners. Set to take effect on March 4, the tariffs will impact the 25 million tonnes of steel the US imports...
No right of return for Palestinians under Gaza plan: Trump
President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a 鈥榬eal estate development for the future.鈥�..
Trump aiming to bring country to its knees: Iran president
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring Iran 鈥榯o its knees鈥� on Monday as the country marked the 46th anniversary of the Islamic revolution...
PALESTINIAN STATE ON SAUDI LAND: Arab nations slam Netanyahu remarks
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries condemned on Sunday remarks by Israel鈥檚 prime minister who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory...
Trump says Nippon Steel to 鈥榠nvest鈥� in US Steel, not buy it
US president Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan鈥檚 Nippon Steel will make a major investment in US Steel, but will no longer attempt to take over the troubled company...