International

Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a "last warning" to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza. "'Shalom Hamas' means Hello and Goodbye - You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all...

Dhaka: The Chairman and Commissioners of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the regulator of the country's capital market, were held captive by the commission's employees Wednesday in protest against the forced retirement of an Executive Director. An army team eventually rescued the Bangladeshi...

Warsaw: South Korea and Poland signed a cooperation agreement Wednesday as the democratic allies increasingly find themselves united by concerns about the global security situation despite the vast geographical distance between them. Foreign ministers Cho Tae-yul of South Korea and Poland's Radek Sikorski signed an...

Dhaka: Top officials of Bangladesh and Pakistan held talks here Wednesday ahead of a possible visit by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in April. Ties between the two countries saw a sudden revival after the change of government in August last...

Moscow: A Ukrainian decree from 2022 ruling out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace talks aimed at ending their three-year war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is...

Seoul: The South Korean government Wednesday reaffirmed the country's average tariff rate on US imports stands at less than 1 per cent under its bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, with the rate scheduled to drop further this year. Seoul said its...

Beijing: China Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast-paced development of warships and new generation fighter jets. The planned defence expenditure for the...

Washington: President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress and the American people about his turbulent first weeks in office. Trump sets record for longest address to a...

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday called American tariffs “very dumb” and said that US President Donald Trump is appeasing Russia while launching a trade war against Canada. In a blunt news conference during his final days in office, Trudeau said that Canada would...

London: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his official visit at 10 Downing Street in London to convey warm greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as discussed advancing bilateral economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people exchanges...