Friday, 17 Oct, 2025

International

Visegrad Four ‘could veto Brexit Deals’

DHAKA: A group of Central European European Union members known as the Visegrad Four could veto any Brexit deal that would limit people’s right to work in the United Kingdom. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico made the remarks on Saturday (September 17), BBC reports. Hungary,

Russia votes in parliamentary election

DHAKA: Parliamentary election voting has started in Russia amid present president Putin supporter’s dominance. Far Eastern regions were the first to vote in the largest country of the world spanning 11 time zones. Their last parliamentary election was held in 2011 with accusations

US air strikes kill 62 troops in Syria

DHAKA: The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army said killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting IS. The US said its planes had halted the attack in Deir al-Zour when informed of the Syrian presence, reports the BBC. A

New York explosion hurts 29

DHAKA: At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in the Chelsea district of Manhattan in New York on Sunday (September 18, GMT time). The injuries are not life-threatening but one is serious. The cause of the blast is unclear but Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was

‘UK may begin Brexit process by February’

DHAKA: UK Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union early next year, according to a top EU official. European Council President Donald Tusk said Mrs May had told him the UK could be ready to begin talks by February. The BBC’s

Snowden hits out at critical report

DHAKA: Edward Snowden has dismissed a report by the House of Representatives intelligence committee that heavily criticized his activities. It rejected his view of himself as a whistleblower, and said he was a disgruntled employee whose actions did nothing more than help US enemies.

EU leaders ‘need sober look at problems’

DHAKA: The European Council Donald Tusk has called on EU leaders to take a “sober and brutally honest” look at the bloc’s problems, in the wake of Britain’s shock vote to leave the EU. As they gather in Bratislava for a meeting without the UK, they will discuss ways to regain

Clinton vows ‘I’ll never walk away’

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton has vowed she will never give up as she hit the campaign trail again following a three-day rest after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Speaking at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Democratic nominee said her time off was a gift, allowing her to reflect

Philippines’ Duterte denies giving death-squad orders

DHAKA: A witness in a Senate hearing on the extra-judicial killings in the Philippines has testified that he was a member of a death squad in the home city of President Rodrigo Duterte. Moreover, the then mayor himself ordered the killings of crime and drug suspects as well as the

Serious Brexit talks could take up to 12-month

DHAKA: Serious Brexit talks between United Kingdom and rest of the European Union (EU) countries could take as long as twelve months, a former European Council president predicted. Herman Van Rompuy has predicted the time of the talks at the end of 2017 during a talk with BBC. He

6 killed in Pakistan train accident

At least six people were killed and over 150 injured as a cargo train collided with a passenger train in Pakistan’s Multan on Wednesday morning (September 15). Quoting a Multan police officer Dr. Rizwan, Dunya News reports four compartments of the passenger train, Awami Express, were

Typhoon Meranti slams China after battering Taiwan

Typhoon Meranti has landed in China after battering Taiwan with its strongest storm in 21 years. The super typhoon, with gusts of up to 227km/h (141 mph), killed one person and left half a million homes without power in Taiwan, reports the BBC. It made landfall near China's

Japan volcano’s major eruption in 30 years

DHAKA: One of Japan’s most active volcanoes is due for a major eruption within the next 30 years, said scientists who have studied a build-up of magma there. The Sakurajima volcano on Japan’s Kyushu island poses a “growing threat”, researchers at the University of Bristol said.

Forest-burning is a sin: Indonesian fatwa

DHAKA: Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority has said it is a sin for people to deliberately burn forests to clear the land for growing crops. Illegal slash-and-burn farming has devastated large areas of Indonesia and causes air pollution which affects countries around the region.

‘EU needs a military headquarters'

DHAKA: European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said European Union (EU) is in need of a military headquarters to work towards a common military force. Lack of such ‘permanent structure’ has been resulted in to money waste in missions. His annual state of the union

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from BJP

In a formal announcement, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday (September 14). Sidhu had resigned as a member of the Rajya Sabha on July 18 and there had been speculations that he may join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

US flies bombers over South Korea

DHAKA: The US has flown two supersonic B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over South Korea in a show of force, just days after North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. The two bombers conducted a low-altitude flight over an air base located some 77km (48 miles) from the border

Tens of thousands displaced in N Korea floods

DHAKA: Aid agencies have warned that North Korea is facing a humanitarian disaster after tens of thousands of people were displaced by flooding. The UN and the International Red Cross said the government has reported 133 deaths with nearly 400 people missing and homes and crops

India imposes Eid curfew across Kashmir

DHAKA: A curfew has been imposed across Indian-administered Kashmir as Muslims across the country celebrate Eid. Fresh violence on Tuesday left one protester dead and at least 22 others were injured as security forces blocked roads to several important mosques. Mobile and data

Germany arrests 3 Syrian men ‘on IS mission’

DHAKA: Three Syrian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of being sent by so-called Islamic State (IS) to launch attacks. The men - aged 17, 18 and 26 - were detained after a series of pre-dawn raids in the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony on Tuesday (September