World
Beijing:: Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.Xi greeted Trump at the opulent Great Hall of the People at just past 10:00 am (0200 GMT), a grand reception that b...
World,WAR,Middle East
A ceasefire between Iran and the United States was teetering Monday as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.A day after President Donald Trump announced an op...
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was going to review a new Iranian peace proposal but cast doubt over its prospects, as a senior military officer in Tehran indicated renewed fighting was "likely."The dour outlook came after Iran's Tasnim and Fars news agencies said Tehran had...
The organisers of a flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists aiming to break through an Israeli blockade in Gaza said Thursday their boats were surrounded by Israeli "military boats".The flotilla, made up of more than 50 boats, set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelon...
World,Middle East,Passport, Vissa, Immigration ,Accident, Fire, Disaster
The Libyan Red Crescent said Wednesday that a patrol boat recovered 17 bodies and rescued seven people during an operation to assist a stranded vessel off the North African country.With Italy around 300 kilometres (186 miles) away, Libya has become a key launchpad for tens of thousands of migrants w...
Iran vowed Wednesday not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension, as it announced the seizure of two ships trying to cross the strategic waterway.As the clock ticked for a return to the war that has engulfed the region, US Preside...
An explosion Tuesday in a tank during a mililtary exercise in Japan killed three soldiers, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.The unusual accident at a training ground used by Japan's Self-Defence Forces in the southwestern Oita region saw "the tank's ammunition misfire inside," ki...
World,WAR
US President Donald Trump said late Monday the United States obtaining uranium from Iran would be "long" and "difficult" in the aftermath of last year's US strikes on Tehran's nuclear sites."Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of the Nucle...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
Italian energy giant Eni has announced a "major" discovery of natural gas off Indonesia's coast, which the government said would triple the European company's production in the country by 2028.The Southeast Asian archipelago already produces more gas than it uses, with rising deman...
The United States and Iran each warned they were ready for war as the clock ticked down Tuesday on a ceasefire, with uncertainty on talks that President Donald Trump had announced would resume in Pakistan.The White House said Vice President JD Vance was ready to fly back to the Pakistani capital Isl...
Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday that Israeli fire killed four people, including one child, in different locations across the Palestinian territory.Violence continues despite a ceasefire in the Gaza war that came into effect on October 10, with both Israel and Hamas regularly accusing e...
President Donald Trump has indicated peace talks with Tehran could resume this week, as the United States turned the screws Wednesday with a naval blockade it said had cut off maritime trade with Iran.Trump's hint came as Israel and Lebanon agreed to open direct negotiations after a rare face-to...
World,Diplomachy,WAR
Pakistan was poised on Friday to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in its capital, although Tehran's participation remained uncertain after deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatened this week's temporary truce.Separately, Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington nex...
Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the Gulf state's civil aviation authority said on Wednesday, reporting no casualties.Citing preliminary information, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement posted online that the attack had caused o...
World,Accident, Fire, Disaster
A Colombian military plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew members crashed on takeoff early Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.The C-130 Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador and P...
World,Weather
The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate agency confirmed...
National
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has greeted the countrymen on the eve of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.In a message on Thursday, the President said the lessons of holy Eid-ul-Fitr would bring new enthusiasm and inspiration to all in the journey of building a new Bangladesh.“The significance of Eid-ul-Fi...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,WAR
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- Crude sinks -Crude prices fell more than two percent Friday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran could finish sooner than many feared.Traders also welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks that Isra...
Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready "to contribute to" ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire.Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said Thursday they were r...
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has been "totally defeated" in the US-Israeli military campaign against the country and wanted a deal he would not accept, despite Iranian officials pledging to continue the fight."The Fake News Media hates to report how well the United ...
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