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Malaysia King Defers Ruling on Ex-PM Najib’s Pardon Bid
Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has deferred a ruling on jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid for a royal pardon, the government said in a statement on Friday.
Sweden's Election Has Investors Focused on Nuclear Power, Taxes and Welfare
Voters are set to decide on Sweden’s nuclear power expansion, taxes on the wealthy and the future of the krona in Sunday’s general election
Trump’s Two Days in Dallas: $5,000 Cash, ‘Socialists’ and Opera
President Donald Trump exited his midterm convention in much the same position as he entered — staring down potentially bruising November elections and facing questions about his power to influence the results.
Republicans largely ignore the war in Iran at their midterm convention
Aside from mentions by Trump and top administration officials, speakers at the convention mostly avoided talking about the war.
Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeaways
Dallas, Texas – Night two of the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention has wrapped up, with the party officially hitching its wagon to US President Donald Trump as it faces uphill legislative elections in November.
JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention
Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audienceJD Vance made a clear pitch that he should be the heir to Donald Trump on Thursday night, closing out the Republicans’ midterm convention with a blistering speech that fe...
China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash
China and the Philippines have been locked in years of tension over their competing claims in the South China Sea, with friction intensifying in recent months.
Five big takeaways from Trump's midterm convention
Sept 10 - President Donald Trump and his Republican Party wrapped up an unusual convention in Dallas on Thursday hoping to strengthen their midterm election prospects, gambling that a high-profile show of party unity will energize supporters and help Republicans defy historical m...
ব্রিকস সম্মেলনে যোগ দিতে ভারতে পুতিন
ব্রিকস সম্মেলনে যোগ দিতে তিনদিনের সফরে ভারতে পৌঁছেছেন রাশিয়ার প্রেসিডেন্ট ভ্লাদিমির পুতিন। শুক্রবার (১১ সেপ্টেম্বর) ভোরে নয়াদিল্লিতে পৌঁছান তিনি। বিমানবন্দরে পুতিনকে স্বাগত জানান ভারতের পররাষ্ট্র প্রতিমন্ত্রী কীর্তি বর্ধন সিং। এ সফরে ব্রিকসের ১৮তম শীর্ষ সম্মেলনে অংশ নেওয়ার পাশাপা...
কর্মী ভিসায় নতুন নিয়ম যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে, চাকরি গেলেই বিপদ!
কর্মী ভিসা নিয়ে নতুন সিদ্ধান্ত নিতে যাচ্ছে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র। চাকরি হারানোর পর যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে থেকে নতুন নিয়োগকর্তা খোঁজার জন্য দক্ষ বিদেশি কর্মীদের যে ৬০ দিনের সুযোগ রয়েছে, তা বাতিলের প্রস্তাব করেছে ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্পের প্রশাসন। বৃহস্পতিবার (১০ সেপ্টেম্বর) প্রকাশিত সরকারি এক নোটিশে এ তথ্য...
Hasina’s daughter resigns as WHO regional head
NEW DELHI: Saima Wazed, the World Health Organisation’s Southeast Asia head and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Wednesday, according to her resignation letter, following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities. Wa...
Leaders reaffirm commitment to Quaid-i-Azam’s principles
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday paid tribute to Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his 78th death anniversary, which falls on Sept 11 (today), lauding his visionary leadership, political acumen and lifelong struggle for the con...
‘Sale of govt jobs’ won’t be allowed, says Balochistan CM Bugti
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has warned that no government job in the province will be allowed to be sold, saying that no minister or secretary would be spared if credible evidence of such a practice emerges. Chairing a meeting of the secretaries’ committee on...
Trump claims there are ‘no empty seats’ at Republican convention in arena with empty seats
President Donald Trump returned on Thursday to his familiar focus on crowd size, falsely claiming there were “no empty seats” in the crowd at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Texas, even though news photographers captured a largely empty upper section inside the rough...
Trump census plan could exclude immigrants and drop race data
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to the once-a-decade US Census that could leave out millions of immigrants and remove key questions on race, ethnicity and possibly LGBTQ+ identity. The changes, announced on Wednesday, could affect how resources are distribu...