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Adani Group Faces Major Fallout Following US Bribery Indictment and Ongoing Scandals
US Agency Reviews Impact of Bribery Allegations on Adani’s Sri Lanka Project
NATO Official Warns Businesses to Prepare for Wartime Scenarios Amid Rising Global Tensions
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Malaysia’s First World Hotel Sets Guinness World Record as the Largest Hotel
Australia’s Economic Decline: From Global Envy to Struggles at Home
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Elon Musk’s New Plan for the Gaza Strip
New Chinese Aircraft and Ship Spike U.S. Rivalry
Nippon Steel President Considers Lawsuit Against US Government Over Blocked Acquisition
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India’s Rising Influence Under PM Modi’s Leadership
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ABC News Settles $15 Million Defamation Lawsuit with Donald Trump

NEW YORK – ABC News has agreed to pay US$15 million (S$20.2 million) to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Donald Trump, marking a rare victory for the president-elect in his frequent legal battles with the media. Under the terms of the settlement, revealed on Dec 13, ABC News will donate the amount to Trump’s […]

Dr. Yunus’s Reset Button: The Dissolution of the Bengali Nation

Engineer M. Hossain  Czech and French novelist Milan Kundera said in his The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long, the nation […]

Lavrov Warns West of Russia’s Willingness to Use All Means to Prevent Strategic Defeat in Ukraine

MOSCOW, 05/12/2024 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a December 5 interview, warned the West that Moscow would use any means necessary to prevent what it views as a “strategic defeat” in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Lavrov emphasized that Russia’s deployment of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile against the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last […]

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Revives Christopher Lee’s Saruman

The producer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Philippa Boyens, has announced that they will bring back the late Christopher Lee to voice the wizard Saruman in the new animated film. Christopher Lee passed away in 2015. This movie is set about 200 years before the events of Peter Jackson’s […]

Sheikh Hasina Condemns Minority Attacks, Calls for Unity and Justice in Bangladesh

DHAKA – Awami League President and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s daughter, Sheikh Hasina, has issued a strong statement condemning recent attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, highlighting the government’s failure to ensure safety and security for all communities. Below is her full statement as released: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s Statement: “A lawyer has been killed […]

Kolkata’s Hospital denies to treat Bangladeshi patients : temples vandalised in Chattogram

The escalating tensions between India and Bangladesh due to recent incidents are deeply concerning. The decision by Kolkata’s JN Ray Hospital to stop treating Bangladeshi patients reflects how social and political unrest can impact critical services like healthcare. The hospital cited anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh and perceived disrespect towards the Indian flag as the reasons […]

Election Day 2024: Americans Head to the Polls in Pivotal Presidential and Congressional Races

Election Day 2024: Americans Head to the Polls in Pivotal Presidential and Congressional Races Key Points:             •           Presidential Race: Americans are voting today to decide the 2024 presidential election, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each needing 270 electoral votes to win. The states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North […]

Clashes Erupt as South Korean Investigators Attempt to Detain President Yoon

South Korean authorities made a second attempt on Wednesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his official residence in Seoul. The effort follows allegations that Yoon’s brief declaration of martial law on December 3 constituted an attempted rebellion. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, in collaboration with the police, is leading the […]

Trump Signals Aggressive Foreign Policy with Greenland, Panama Canal Remarks

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump has revived controversial proposals to retake control of the Panama Canal and purchase Greenland, signaling a bold and unconventional approach to U.S. foreign policy ahead of his Jan 20 inauguration. Speaking in Arizona on Dec 22, Trump claimed the U.S. should “reassert control” over the Panama Canal, […]

What Does the U.S. State Department Say About Ensuring Press Freedom in Bangladesh?

Washington D.C., December 2024 – The United States has reaffirmed its call for respecting press freedom in Bangladesh and said that cases against journalists there should follow the rule of law. “We believe media freedoms should be respected, and cases against journalists  should follow the rule of law,” U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told […]

Biden Enacts Comprehensive Ban on Offshore Drilling, Challenging Trump’s Energy Plans

In a bold environmental move, US President Joe Biden has announced a comprehensive ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling along extensive stretches of the American coastline, just weeks before Donald Trump assumes office. This sweeping policy covers the entire Atlantic seaboard, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, all Pacific coasts from California to Washington […]

Ukrainian Forces Launch Major New Attack in Russia’s Kursk Region

In a significant escalation of the conflict, Ukrainian forces have launched a major new attack in Russia’s western Kursk region, according to reports from Russian military bloggers. These bloggers, who support Moscow’s war in Ukraine but have frequently reported on military failings, indicated that the latest Ukrainian assault has placed Russian forces on the defensive. […]