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Kabul : The United Nations (UN) humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has warned that 1.7 million children in Afghanistan are at risk of death due to severe malnutrition and termed the situation as "shocking." In his remarks during a United…

Brasilia : Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi met Chief Advisor to the Brazilian President, Celso Amorim, and Defence Minister Jose Mucio Monteiro on Thursday, discussing opportunities in defence industry collaboration and…

Ottawa : Several prominent international experts voiced serious concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, citing a rise in abuses and the use of "false and…

New York : The US Federal Reserve has cut the interest rate by 0.25 per cent, bringing it to the 3.5 to 3.75 per cent range, as it tried to balance inflation risk with a labour market showing signs of cooling. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell…

New Delhi : Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to India, marking his second visit this year aimed at deepening the India-Italy…

London : International human rights lawyers have condemned the recent verdicts delivered by Bangladesh courts against the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, senior Awami League leader, and members of her family, arguing that the…

New York : After waging a chaotic tariff war, singling out countries indiscriminately, and chasing a Nobel Prize with some claims that are dubious, US President Donald Trump has come down to earth, facing his base of supporters amid…

Dhaka : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that the country is going through an "abnormal" period, marked by the "absence" of democracy and accountable governance, local media reported. Addressing the closing session of the…

Canberra : Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s will ensure that children have a childhood, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese on Tuesday wrote to the leaders of Australia's states and territories to…

Tokyo : At least 30 people were injured after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, triggering tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 70 centimetres along the Pacific coast, local media reported on Tuesday, quoting the…

Washington : US authorities have dismantled what they described as a major China-linked smuggling operation that covertly moved advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence processors out of the country, seizing more than $50 million in GPUs and…

New Delhi : India has expanded its humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the recent cyclone, with four more naval ships deployed to deliver essential relief material as part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Navy said…

São Paulo : The Lula administration has placed the escalating Venezuela-US tensions at the top of Brazil's diplomatic agenda, following intelligence assessments warning of a possible US airstrike on Venezuelan territory. As first reported…

New Delhi : India and Australia on Monday held wide-ranging discussions on expanding cooperation in education, skills, and research, as Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan met his Australian counterparts, Jason Clare and Julian Hill,…

Balochistan : Balochistan recorded 41.9pc below-normal rainfall in the period of the last three months, which has heightened drought threats in Quetta and six other districts according to a report by Dawn. Citing a report issued by the…

New Delhi : United States' Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, arrived in India, with her visit set to advance US President Donald Trump's priorities for a strong partnership between New Delhi and Washington, DC,…

Islamabad : A lawyers' convention in Pakistan has criticised the 26th and 27th ‘Constitutional Amendments’ and called for commitment to constitutional supremacy and the judiciary's independence, local media reported on Sunday. A…

Kathmandu : Registration of political parties to contest the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5 next year under the proportional representation (PR) system began in Nepal on Sunday. Nepal elects members of the House of…

Washington : The Trump administration this week revealed a sweeping National Security Strategy that places “America First” at the centre of US foreign and defence policy, and calls for tighter borders, reindustrialisation, major shifts in…

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar paid tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas on Saturday, marking the 70th death anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution, recalling his contribution to building an…