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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has firmly rejected any suggestion that Ukraine might relinquish territory to Russia as part of a potential peace deal, following comments by US President Donald Trump proposing a "territorial swap" to end the war. “Ukraine will not surrender land to...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's poll body chief Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, however, said the exact date...

Washington: Four astronauts returned to Earth Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab....

New Delhi: India Saturday welcomed the forthcoming summit between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that is scheduled to take place in Alaska  August 15. "India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Saturday claimed that no aircraft of the military were hit or destroyed by the Indian armed forces during the recent conflict. His comments came hours after Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said the Indian Air Force (IAF) shot...

New Delhi: Muhammad Yunus, the caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh, has assured that an election in his country would be held next year. With plenty of uncertainty over the Awami League on whether it could contest or not, it is the Bangladesh Nationalist...

New Delhi: The conclusion and signing of the proposed free trade agreement between India and Oman is expected to be announced soon, an official has said. The trade pact text is being translated into Arabic in Oman. After that, the cabinets of both countries will...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough...

Moscow: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov here on bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors. Doval is in Russia to hold crucial talks on bilateral energy and defence ties and to...

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin August 15 in Alaska. He announced the meeting in a post on social meeting and said more details would follow. Earlier, Trump had said that he will meet “very shortly” with...