Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade representative arrives today
BSS: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday. In...
International
Trump’s next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP: President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government...
Intense thunderstorm kills 4 in Delhi, over 100 flights delayed
Hindustan Times : An intense thunderstorm hit Delhi, India, in the early hours of today (2 May). Four people were killed and over 100 flights...
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 29
AFP : Gaza’s civil defence agency has said that Israeli bombardment killed at least 29 people since midnight in the war-ravaged territory, which has been...
Zelensky says minerals deal with US ‘truly equal’
AFP : Russia later launched a large-scale drone attack on the central industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, ripping open a Soviet-era residential building and wounding 14...
Hong Kong ex-lawmaker describes ‘Kafka-esque’ prison experience
Al Jazeera : A former Hong Kong lawmaker who was jailed as part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory has described...
Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil
AP : President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran’s rapidly...
Soviet-era spacecraft set to plunge to Earth
AP : A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.It’s too early to...
Trump’s national security advisor Waltz leaving post: US media
NN Online: US President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is to leave his post following a scandal in which a journalist was accidentally...
US, Ukraine sign landmark deal on natural resources
NN Online: The United States and Ukraine have signed a long-anticipated agreement granting Washington a share in the future profits from Ukraine’s critical mineral and...
Pakistan warns of possible Indian military strike in 24-36 hours
Al Jazeera : Pakistan’s minister for information and broadcasting says Islamabad has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch a military strike within the next...
Harvard antisemitism, Islamophobia task forces find fear
Agency : Jewish and Muslim students at Harvard University faced bigotry and abuse as the Massachusetts campus was roiled by protests last year, according to...