Sun 25 May 2025: A key Bangladeshi party leader at the forefront of the revolt that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina warned on Saturday that an army-backed leadership could replace the interim government. Nahid Islam, leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) made up of many students who spearheaded the uprising that ended Hasina’s 15-year iron-fisted rule last year, said […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: The rising debt burden in the US is fueling economic concerns, as Washington’s national debt is expected to affect wages, employment, investments, and the economic growth of the country. Rating agency Moody’s downgraded the US’ credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rise in public debt and interest payments. The […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Wednesday that Canada is in high-level talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration about joining the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system aimed at strengthening North American security against potential threats. Speaking after a two-day Cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Carney said that Canada was considering […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to figures released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the number of people immigrating minus those emigrating is estimated at 431,000 for the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 the year before. […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year. At least 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the British government had completed an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following a brief delay due to a court-ordered injunction. Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Starmer emphasized that the deal was “absolutely vital for our defence and intelligence, and […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: A US federal court charged the suspect in the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC with two counts of first-degree murder Thursday. Chicago-born Elias Rodriguez, 30, was arrested after opening fire outside the Capital Jewish Museum in the US capital late Wednesday, killing Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he ordered the creation of a buffer security zone along the border between Russia and Ukraine. “A decision has been made to establish a necessary security buffer zone along our borders. Our military units are currently addressing this task,” he said at a government meeting in Moscow. Putin described methods by […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: The $175bn ambitious space proposal aims to counter aerial threats but Washington’s adversary China says it would prompt an arms race. United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has selected a $175bn design for the multilayered Golden Dome missile defence programme aimed at countering aerial threats “even if they are […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: The price of Bitcoin on Thursday surpassed the $110,000 threshold for the first time in history after the recent advancement of a key stablecoin bill in the US Senate. The value of the global cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, reached $2.2 trillion Thursday, according to data from Coinmarketcap. The price of Bitcoin, […]
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