International

Jakarta: The death toll from floods and landslides that struck three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has exceeded 1,000, with 218 people still missing, according to the latest data released Saturday by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). The disasters have caused extensive infrastructure damage....

Dhaka: A massive fire broke out early Saturday on the ground floor of a 12-storey mixed-use building in a market in Bangladesh's capital city, officials said. However, no casualties were reported in the blaze at Jabal E Nur Tower in the Babu Bazar area of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed his administration had dramatically curtailed drug trafficking into the United States, warning that those responsible could face military-style action, including land strikes. “We knocked out 96 per cent of the drugs coming in by water,” Trump said at the...

New York: Nineteen US states have sued the Trump administration over its "unlawful" decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move will worsen labour shortages in key sectors such as health care, education and technology. New York...

Dhaka: Amid rising cases of attacks on the press in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, a journalist was assaulted while covering a story on the shooting of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, spokesperson of a radical activist platform, Inqilab Mancha. The incident occurred Friday...

Washington: A group of influential US senators have introduced legislation in the Senate to overturn a Trump administration rule that ends automatic renewals of work permits for certain noncitizens, a policy change that could sharply affect Indian nationals, particularly spouses of H-1B visa holders who...

New York/Washington: Three influential US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in Congress aimed at ending the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on India, saying the “irresponsible tariff strategy” toward Delhi is a counterproductive approach that "weakens a critical partnership". Representatives Deborah Ross of North...

Washington: House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more...

Tokyo: Japan Friday lifted a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country's northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of...

Tokyo: Japan Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country's northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of...