International

China had record USD 1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025

Hong Kong, Jan 14: China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost USD 1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said on Wednesday, as exports picked up in December. Customs...

Sikkim discontinues physical permits for foreign tourists

Gangtok, Jan 13 : The Sikkim government has decided to discontinue issuance of physical permits for foreign nationals...

India falls to No 3 in Russian fossil fuel imports in Dec as Reliance slashes crude buy

New Delhi, Jan 13 : India fell to third place among buyers of Russian fossil fuels in December...

People inside Iran describe heavy security, scattered damage in first calls to outside world

Dubai, Jan 13: Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were...

French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes, EU trade deal

Paris, Jan 13: French farmers steered some 350 tractors on Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to...
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BNP’s Tarique Rahman’s nomination papers filed

Dhaka, Dec 29 : Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his nomination papers on Monday for the upcoming elections. The papers were filed...

Ties with India witness a downturn as Bangladesh navigates turbulent 2025

Dhaka, Dec 29 : Bangladesh's ties with India witnessed a downturn as it navigated a turbulent 2025 marked by political instability, economic strain and...

US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to ‘adapt or die’

Geneva, Dec 29 (AP) : The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump's administration...

Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive

West Palm Beach (US), Dec 28: President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday to try to close out a...

8 TTP terrorists killed in police operation in Pakistan’s KPK

Peshawar, Dec 28: At least eight terrorists, associated with the banned outfit TTP, were killed and several others injured during a major police operation...

Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured

Hammonton (US), Dec 29: Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say. Hammonton Police Chief...

Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say

Paramaribo (Suriname), Dec 29: A knife attack outside Suriname's capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said on Sunday. Officials...

3 including 1-year-old killed in South Africa building collapse

Johannesburg, Dec 28: Three people, including a one-year-old child, died when a two-story building collapsed in South Africa's Soweto township, west of Johannesburg, in...

Photograph with Buddhist stupas found in France reveals Kashmir’s glorious past: PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said an old, blurry photograph of three Buddhist stupas of Baramulla found in...

Editors Council accuses section in Bangladesh’s interim govt of allowing violence

Dhaka, Dec 28: Bangladesh's newspaper Editors Council has accused a “section of the interim government” of allowing the recent spate of violence in the...

US lawmaker condemns killing of Hindu garment factory worker in Bangladesh

New York, Dec 28: Dipu Chandra Das, 27, was lynched by a mob and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Baluka...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital, kills at least 1 day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

Kyiv, Dec 28: Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day...
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