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Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan and Bangladesh air chiefs held talks on 'potential procurement' of JF-Thunder fighter jets by Dhaka as a mark of deepening defence ties between the two countries, the Pakistani military has said. However, Bangladesh has not yet confirmed whether such a plan exists. The...

Washington: US has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. US European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of US sanctions” in a social media...

Copenhagen: Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory. Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the "US...

Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, another Hindu man died after jumping into a canal in a bid to save his life from a mob that accused him of robbery in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon district, local media reported. The victim,...

Colombo: As part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army's Engineer Task Force is working relentlessly to restore B-492, which connects Kandy in the Central Province to Badulla in Sri Lanka's Uva Province, which was severely affected due to Cyclone Ditwah. In a video posted...

Dhaka: Slain student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's party has rejected the police chargesheet in his murder case and accused the state machinery of being involved in the killing. Inquilab Moncho on Tuesday also warned that those who “have shed blood” may be forced to “take...

Las Vegas: The presence of Indian companies and start-ups continues to grow at the global technology platform CES, and we welcome broad participation in the years to come, a top executive at the world's largest technology showcase has said. These remarks were made by Vice...

Washington: US Navy electronic-warfare aircraft known as EA-18G Growlers apparently played a key role in blinding Venezuela’s air defences during the military operation that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, a media report said. In a major defence story, The Wall Street Journal...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "not that happy with me" because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil. Trump, delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, also claimed that...

Male: The surge in Hindu killings across Bangladesh underscores a familiar pattern with violence against Hindu minorities intensifying whenever the state's grip weakens. Hindu traders and small business owners are frequently targetted in the country because they are economically prominent yet socially vulnerable, a report...