International

US President Donald Trump has ruled out any involvement of the United States in Bangladesh’s ongoing issues. “I’ll leave Bangladesh to PM Modi (Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi),” he said. He made the remarks while responding to a question at a joint press conference with PM Modi following a bilateral meeting in Washington. The two leaders primarily discussed trade and ...

Jordan’s King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president’s controversial Gaza takeover plan. The talks come a day after Trump said he could “conceivably” halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt if they refuse to take in ...

The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people from more than 10,000, the New York Times reported on Thursday, reports AFP. The staff who remain include employees who specialize in health and humanitarian assistance, the Times said, citing three people with knowledge of the plans ...

Demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence at Dhanmondi 32 has drawn global attention from several international media outlets. Renowned international media sites as The BBC, Reuters, The Guardian, TRT World, ABC News, CNN, and AP have covered the story in extensive details, as have Indian media The Hindu and The Indian Express. Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister (PM) who ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah On 29 January 2025, a significant conference addressing gross human rights violations in Sindh and Balochistan was held at the House of Commons in London. MP Bob Blackman hosted the event, which was organised by the Asian Human Rights Forum (AHRF) in collaboration with the Baloch Human Rights Council and the World Sindh Congress. The conference drew ...

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Turkey on Tuesday on his second international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in December, the Turkish presidency said, reports AFP. Sharaa “will pay a visit to Ankara on Tuesday at the invitation of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” Fahrettin Altun, head of communications at the presidency, said on X.

Thousands of people marched in Valencia on Saturday in the latest protest over the Spanish government’s response to devastating floods that killed more than 200 people in October. Though it was smaller than three previous protests in the Mediterranean city, the march drew around 25,000 people, officials said, reports AFP. Chanting “Resign!” at conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon, the protesters ...

US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday of 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, says the White House. But Trump said on Friday that Canadian oil would be hit with lower tariffs of 10%, which could take effect later, on 18 February. The president also said he planned to impose tariffs on the European ...

President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still considering whether to include oil from those countries as part of his import taxes. “We may or may not,” Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office about tariffing oil from Canada and Mexico. “We’re going to make that determination probably tonight.” ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 29 aimed at combating antisemitism and vowed to deport international college students and others involved in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises “immediate action” by the Justice Department to prosecute “terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews” and marshal all federal resources to combat what ...