International

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Election Commission Thursday ordered government officials to refrain from campaigning for 'yes' vote in the upcoming referendum, which is scheduled to be held alongside the general elections February 12, calling such acts a "punishable offence". The interim government of Muhammad Yunus had...

Brussels: The European Union Thursday announced sanctions on 15 Iranian officials, including top commanders and officials of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, over Tehran's deadly crackdown on nationwide protests. Six Iranian organisations, including bodies responsible for monitoring online content in Iran, were also included in the...

The conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement has drawn strong and positive reactions worldwide, cutting across international media, foreign political leadership, global business heads and respected policy experts. The deal is widely described as historic, strategic and timely, both economically and geopolitically. International media...

Beijing: The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the US...

Washington: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after provenance research established that the works had been illegally removed from temple settings decades ago. The museum Wednesday (local time) stated that...

Brussels: The European Union appeared poised Thursday to sanction Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard over Tehran's deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as it worries over a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially launch a military strike against it. America...

Hanoi: Vietnam and the European Union Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam's highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure. The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United...

New York: In the wake of the FTA between India and the EU, the US has described the Europeans as very disappointing, saying they were unwilling to join Washington in putting tariffs on New Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil because of this trade...

Washington: The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to US sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and subject to Washington's oversight, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The United...

Bangkok: China executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based family crime syndicate that killed 14 Chinese citizens and ran scam and gambling operations worth more than USD 1 billion, authorities said. The Wenzhou city Intermediate People's Court announced the execution in a statement Thursday morning. It...