International

Dhaka: Bangladeshi officials will not attend the 150th-anniversary celebrations of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), authorities have said, citing restrictions on non-essential foreign travel at government expense. Mominul Islam, the acting director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Friday confirmed receiving the invitation from the...

Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden Friday said that he would have defeated Donald Trump in the November general elections, but he decided to withdraw from the race mid-way for the sake of the unity of the Democratic Party. “Mr President, do you regret your...

New York: President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced on Friday in his hush-money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump's conviction before he returns to power before while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat...

United Nations: The Indian economy is projected to expand by 6.6 per cent in 2025, primarily supported by robust private consumption and investment, according to a United Nations report that said economic growth in South Asia is expected to remain robust this year mainly driven...

Karachi: In yet another major embarrassment for Pakistan, as many as 258 of its citizens were deported from seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and also 'all-weather friend' China in the last 24 hours, local media reported Friday. According to Pakistani...

Los Angeles: The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed 10 people so far and burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and...

New Delhi: Chandra Arya, an Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Canada and former PM Justin Trudeau's loyalist, Thursday announced his candidacy for the position of Prime Minister, just days after Trudeau resigned. "I am running to be the next Prime Minister of Canada to lead...

Toronto: Canada's governing Liberal Party will announce the country's next prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week, party leaders said late Thursday. Trudeau remains prime minister until a new leader is chosen. The front runners...

New York: President-elect Donald Trump will face a local judge here Friday in the hush money case after the Supreme Court rejected his emergency appeal to stop the criminal proceedings. A divided court ruled Thursday evening that the sentencing will not interfere with his work...

Beirut: Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect the country's army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah...