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The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during testimony in the Senate earlier Thursday, when he said ...

New York Correspndent : Dr. Ubayed Muhit—an alumnus of the renowned Hunter College, which operates under the City University of New York (CUNY)—has earned the rare distinction of serving as the keynote speaker at the college’s annual “Purple Hawk” banquet. On the afternoon of Monday, April 27, Dr. Ubayed Muhit—a resident physician at Einstein Hospital in the Bronx and a ...

Dhaka and Brussels have reopened a critical diplomatic channel after nearly five years of silence, with Bangladesh pushing for a revitalised partnership that could reshape trade, migration, and climate cooperation between the two sides. The fifth round of formal consultations took place in Dhaka on Wednesday, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam and Erik Kurzweil, the European External Action ...

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it was quitting OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil producers’ group ​as an unprecedented energy crisis caused by the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf nations, reports Reuters. The exit of the UAE – one of the group’s biggest producers – weakens ‌OPEC’s control over global oil supplies and widens a rift ...

Authorities in the United States have recovered the body of a missing Bangladeshi PhD student, while a suspect– his roommate– has been arrested. According to a report by WFLA News Channel 8, the remains have been identified as those of Jamil Limon, 27, a doctoral researcher in geography, environment and policy at the University of South Florida. Police are continuing ...

Tehran has made exceptions for some countries, including Russia, on tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said Friday, reports Anadolu Ajansi. Kazem Jalali told Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Iran is seeking to apply exemptions for “friendly countries, such as Russia.” “I don’t know what will happen in the future,” he said. “However, ...

Kuwait has reopened its airspace at Kuwait International Airport starting this evening after a nearly two-month closure, with flights set to resume gradually, the state-run news agency Kuna said on Thursday. The move marks the start of a phased restart of operations following a temporary precautionary suspension imposed since 28 February amid regional developments. The process will begin with the ...

The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is creating the worst energy crisis ever faced by the world, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. “This is indeed the biggest crisis in history,” Birol told France Inter radio in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. “The crisis is already huge, if you combine the ...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran not to “blackmail” Washington with its flip-flopping on the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran declared the strategic waterway once again closed. “We’re talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again — you know, as they’ve been doing for years — and they can’t blackmail us,” Trump ...

US President Donald Trump has announced that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, set to begin at 5 PM EST, following what he described as “excellent conversations” with the two countries’ leaders. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that both sides ...