DHAKA: Bangladesh is unable to allocate additional resources for the growing number of Rohingya refugees, the country’s leader said on Monday, as he called on the international community to deliver on UN commitments to address the crisis. The chief of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, was addressing a two-day conference in Cox’s Bazar, […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow With the next Pacific Islands Forum poised to convene in Honiara next month, the Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude all external dialogue partners has reignited debate over the cost of regional compromise and the Pacific’s ability to chart an independent course. Announcing the move earlier this month, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed […]
Read MoreBy Paulo Fernando Dias Feres As many in Bangladesh are aware of, the Embassy of Brazil in Dhaka has submitted to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh proposals for International Sanitary and Zoosanitary Certificates of genetic material, live animals, embryo, semen and rendering products, which are of great interest to local companies. The […]
Read MoreNEW YORK: Special US envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the US and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war. “We were able […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday (16 August) Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after hosting a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire. In a major shift, Trump also said he had agreed with […]
Read MoreAsian shares showed a mixed performance today (14 August) following several days of gains fuelled by expectations of lower US interest rates, while US futures slipped. Bitcoin surged over 3%, reaching a new record above $1,23,000, according to CoinDesk. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% to 42,657.94 as investors booked profits after recent record […]
Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Berlin today (13 August) for a German-hosted virtual meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, two days before the US president meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Europe’s leaders are trying to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv’s interests at the first US-Russia summit since 2021. Trump […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Arab states and regional organizations joined Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over comments expressing support for a so-called “Greater Israel.” In an interview with i24 News on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he is “very attached” to the vision of a “Greater Israel.” The term is understood to refer to […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot” as the country weighs up whether to recognize a Palestinian state. Luxon told reporters that the lack of humanitarian assistance, the forceful displacement of people and the annexation of Gaza were utterly appalling and that Netanyahu had […]
Read MoreIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly received a leg injury during an Israeli strike targeting a high level meeting of the Supreme National Security Council on 16 June. According to the Fars news agency which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, six bombs targeted both access and entry points of a secret underground facility in Tehran […]
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