Belgium seek statement start as Egypt chase first WC win
Belgium will seek to underline their credentials as Group G favourites when they open their World Cup (WC) campaign against Egypt in Seattle on Monday,...
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“I’d swap not scoring a goal for winning World Cup”
French striker KylianMbappe has warned his teammates just how hard it is to win the World Cup and hopes his experience can help his country...
Ronaldo ‘very positive’ as Portugal head for WC
Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday that he was feeling “very positive” before flying out of Lisbon with the Portuguese team to their World Cup (WC)...
Sweden marks king and queen’s 50th anniversary
Crowds packed the streets of Stockholm on Saturday to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, cheering as...
Uganda slams ‘unfair’ Ebola air travel restrictions
Uganda has criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States over an Ebola outbreak which has spilt over from the neighbouring Democratic...
India FM calls Rubio over Gulf ship attacks
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in protest after American strikes on three largely Indian-crewed merchant vessels off...
US kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
The US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump has announced. “At my direction,...
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls...
Iran announces funeral, burial dates for late Supreme Leader Khamenei
The funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4, and he will be buried in his home town...
‘Narco-terrorist’ the new ‘communist,’
The term “narco-terrorist” has been weaponized just as the word “communist” was in the past, Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu told AFP in...
Colombian court suspends right-wing candidate’s slogan ban
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Friday suspended a lower court’s decision to ban hard-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella from campaigning with national symbols, including...
Take Criticisms into account on the proposed budget
Economists, business leaders, political parties and people from different professions are expressing their opinions since the highest ever of Tk 9.38 crore proposed budget for...