US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. “We’re very, very unhappy” with Russia, Trump told reporters as he met with NATO chief Mark Rutte in the White House. “We’re going to be doing ...

The Pentagon has awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to several top U.S. artificial intelligence firms, including Elon Musk’s xAI, despite recent backlash over offensive content generated by its Grok chatbot. Announced Monday by the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), the contracts also include AI companies Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. The agreements aim to support ...

Global infant vaccination levels have begun to stabilise following setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations reported on Tuesday. However, the UN warns that rising misinformation and significant international aid cuts are threatening to undo years of progress, leaving millions of children at risk from preventable diseases. In 2024, 85 percent of the world’s infants—around 109 million children—received the ...

At age 39, Luka Modric is going to try and help restore seven-time European champion AC Milan to glory after one of the most disappointing Rossoneri seasons in recent memory The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner signed a one-year contract with Milan on Monday after saying goodbye to Real Madrid following 13 highly successful seasons in Spain. The deal includes an ...

England emerged victorious in a nail-biting third Test against India at Lord’s on Monday after securing a 22-run win and taking a crucial 2-1 lead in the five-match series. India’s heroic lower-order resistance ultimately fell short, bringing a gripping five-day contest to a dramatic close. Resuming Day 5 at 58/4, chasing a target of 193, India faced an uphill battle. ...

The newly formed Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit (ITIIU) has identified tax evasion amounting to Tk 1,874 crore during its first seven months of operations, authorities said this week. Since launching full-scale activities last December, the ITIIU has investigated 183 individuals and organizations, unearthing widespread tax irregularities. As part of its enforcement drive, the unit has already recovered Tk ...

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested another accused in the case over the brutal killing of Lal Chand alais Sohag near Mitford Hospital. Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain, Commanding Officer of RAB-11, said a special team conducted a drive around 2AM in Narayanganj’s Bandar area and arrested accused Nannu. Nannu was one of four people seen in a ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has asked the law enforcing agencies to mobilize their efforts to capture the ‘godfathers’ of the drug trafficking. “Not only the carriers, but also the godfathers of the drug trafficking must be captured to protect the next generation, family, society and the state from ruining,” he said. The home adviser was ...

Political parties have yet to find common ground on two key issues in the country’s ongoing reform dialogue — the election method for 100 proposed women’s seats in parliament and the structure of elections to the planned upper house under a new bicameral system. At a press briefing on Monday, National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz said ...

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump when the US president visits Scotland ahead of his second state visit to the UK. Mr Trump is expected to travel to Scotland in July before the state visit in September. A Downing Street spokesman said: “The White House has confirmed that President Trump will be making a private visit to Scotland later ...