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.
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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...
Live: Union Ministers, CMs to travel together in a single bus to BRICS summit venue
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu arrived in Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. Nigeria holds BRICS Partner Country status along with Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Trump urges Republican unity at Dallas convention before November midterms
US President Donald Trump returned to the stage on Thursday for the second and final night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, urging supporters to vote to protect the party's majorities in Congress. He used the event to press party unity ahead of the November electio...
Chinese President back in India after 7 years: What's on table for Modi-Xi talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday for the 18th BRICS Summit, making his first visit to India in seven years. The high-stakes engagement provides a major test of the cautious rapprochement between the two Asian powers after years of military confron...
Indian Man Charged Over False US Citizenship Claim To Vote In 2024 Election
Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari has been indicted for knowingly making a false claim of United States citizenship to vote in the November 5, 2024, general election.
Spanish lawmakers back citizenship for Saharawis
Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendants, amid tense ties with Morocco. The legislation must now pass the senate.
Korea’s Lee Faces Pushback as Trump Ups Pressure Over Hormuz
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fell to a new low amid growing opposition over potential deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the political risks for the South Korean leader as he weighs options after US pressure to help secure the strategic waterw...