July 13, 2025
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‘This will end it, hopefully’: Trump signs executive order to overhaul US elections

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday, aimed to reshape the country’s election process, introducing strict requirements that could majorly impact how Americans vote. The order mandated documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections and required that all ballots be received by Election Day.Trump’s directive accused the US government of […]

Bangladesh witnessing festivity of rumours against interim government, says Yunus

Dhaka/New Delhi: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Tuesday said Bangladesh was witnessing a “festivity of rumours” against his administration, blaming it on “the defeated force” — an apparent reference to deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime.“The rumours are big instruments of the defeated forces against the July-Aug (2024) Uprising,” he said in a nationwide televised address on […]

Eye on polls, BNP worries over bid to erase legacy of 1971 war

DHAKA: In a U-turn, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raised “serious concerns” on Tuesday about rising efforts to downplay significance of the 1971 Liberation War, while cautioning that such attempts not only undermine the sacrifices made by countless individuals during the war but also threaten the foundation of Bangladesh’s independence, reports Ahsan Tasnim.“Some […]

‘Don’t think he should apologize’: Donald Trump backs national security advisor Waltz amid Signal text leak fallout

File photo of US President Donald Trump and national security advisor Michael Waltz US President Donald Trump on Monday defended national security advisor Michael Waltz, as his administration faces intense scrutiny over the recent Signal text chain leak that inadvertently exposed sensitive war discussions to a journalist.Waltz has been under fire after a staffer in […]

Donald Trump discloses how journalist ended up in government officials’ Signal group

File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump revealed that a staffer in national security advisor Mike Waltz‘s office mistakenly added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat where senior officials were discussing plans for an upcoming strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.“It was one of […]

JD Vance to accompany Usha Vance on Greenland visit amid escalating diplomatic strain

File photo of US Vice President JD Vance with his wife Usha Vance (Pic credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance announced Tuesday that he would accompany his wife, Usha Vance, on her upcoming visit to Greenland, intensifying pressure on the autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring.Vance, a vocal […]

Ex-Yankees star Brett Gardener’s son did not die of asphyxiation, Costa Rican investigators give shocking update

Former Yankees star Brett Gardner lost his 14-year-old son. In a tragic incident, ex-Yankees star Brett Gardener’s son, 14-year-old Miller, died following a sudden illness during a family vacation at a Costa Rican resort. Authorities initially thought the cause of the sudden death was asphyxiation but they ruled out asphyxiation Tuesday as they said after […]

CIA boss John Ratcliff grilled in Senate hearing after he confirms involvement in Signal chat

CIA director John Ratcliffe accepted that he was part of the controversial Signal group. CIA director John Ratcliffe acknowledged that he was part of the Signal group chats from which have been leaked in a major security breach that the Donald Trump administration played down. Ratcliffe faced intense grilling as he, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash […]

Donald Trump pardons Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s former business associate

File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) In a high-profile move, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted a pardon to Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, citing what he described as unfair treatment in Archer’s prosecution.“Many people have asked me to do this. They think he was treated […]

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt strikes in Black Sea, energy sites in US-brokered talks

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt strikes in Black Sea, energy sites in US-brokered talks (Pic credit: AP) Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement to halt military strikes in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure following negotiations mediated by the United States. The talks, held over three days in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, mark […]