China’s key maritime vulnerability starts at the Strait of Hormuz rather than the Strait of Malacca, creating a fresh arena of strategic competition in the Indian Ocean involving Beijing, India, France and the United States, according to a new report released ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.The London-based International Institute for Strategic […]
Photos from Congo and Uganda as WHO declare health emergency over Ebola (Image credit: AP) The Ebola disease, which the World Health Organization calls a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates, has claimed 130 lives as of May 19, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.The WHO chief on Tuesday expressed concern […]
US Stocks tumble days before Donald Trump is scheduled to roll out his tariffs. Stock markets fell Monday amid apprehension over Donald Trump’s Liberation Day announcements. Since coming to power, Trump announced several targeted taxes – also as a warning- which will come into effect on Wednesday but there is little clarity about what the […]
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 […]
