Representative Image (AI) TEGUCIGALPA: The US Embassy in Honduras issued a warning on Tuesday about the threat of a mass shooting at three potential targets in the capital, including a school, a shopping mall and a government complex.The warning posted to the embassy’s account on X said it had received information that the attacks could […]
A man with an umbrella passes by China’s central bank also known as People’s Bank of China, in Beijing. (Picture credit: AP) China’s central bank rolled out major monetary easing measures on Wednesday, slashing a key interest rate and lowering the reserve requirement for banks as the economy reels under the pressure of renewed US […]
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia DHAKA:Amid heightened political tensions and a show of mass support in Dhaka, BNP chairperson and ailing former PM Khaleda Zia returned from London on Tuesday after four months of treatment, her return seen as a potential turning point in the opposition’s push for elections and a return to democratic governance.Zia, […]
Chief adviser of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus DHAKA : The interim govt, headed by Muhammad Yunus , is set to finalise an ordinance within a week that will abolish nine controversial provisions of the cyber security act-2023, including one related to the liberation war and father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.One of the provisions abolished […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump and New York attorney general Letitia James (Picture credit: AP, X) US President Donald Trump lashed out at New York Attorney GeneralLetitia James on Tuesday, calling her “a total crook” after the justice department received a criminal referral accusing the Democrat of mortgage fraud.Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump […]
Trump says US to stop strikes on Houthis in Yemen (Image credits: AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s ordering a halt to nearly two months of US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis, saying the Iran-backed rebels have indicated that “they don’t want to fight anymore” and have pledged to stop attacking ships along […]
Ovidio Guzmán López, one of four sons of the infamous Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo, plans to plead guilty this summer to sprawling federal drug charges, according to court papers filed on Tuesday. If the plea goes through as planned on July 9 in Chicago, Mr. Guzmán López would become the first of […]
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: ANI) US secretary of state Marco Rubio after India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan, said that he is closely monitoring the unfolding situation between the nuclear-armed nations, expressing hope for a swift de-escalation and reaffirming Washington’s commitment to promoting peace in the region.Posting on social media […]
Indian-origin US Congressman says India has a right to defend its people, reacting to Operation Sindoor. Indian-origin Democrat Congressman Shri Thanedar, who was recently in the news for bringing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump pushed for a deeper US-India cooperation in the aftermath of India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.“Terrorism cannot be tolerated, and […]
Donald Trump on Operation Sindoor. US President Donald Trumpsaid he just heard about India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan and hoped that the escalation ends quickly. “It’s a shame. We just heard about it as we were walking in the doors of the Oval.Just heard about it,” Trump said as he was asked to comment after […]
