Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz
AFP, Washington
27 September 2026 • United States
PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
BSS, New York
26 September 2026 • United States
Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcome
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • World
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit
AFP,  United Nations
24 September 2026 • United States
Xi to get rare airport welcome from Trump
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • United States
Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
Agencies
23 September 2026 • United States
Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
Reuters, New York
23 September 2026 • United States
Trump praises Mamdani
AFP, New York
23 September 2026 • United States
Trump set to meet Zohran Mamdani
AFP, New York
22 September 2026 • United States
White House access ban on media: Major US networks halt Trump coverage
AFP, Washington
22 September 2026 • United States

US uses emergency authority to provide tank shells to Israel

The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, the Pentagon said yesterday.
9 December 2023

US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary

Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
9 December 2023

Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges

Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings
8 December 2023

US Senate blocks Ukraine, Israel aid

Republican senators blocked a White House request for $106 billion in emergency aid primarily for Ukraine and Israel Wednesday as conservatives balked at the exclusion of immigration reforms they had demanded as part of the package.
7 December 2023

Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting

Three people were killed and another seriously injured by a gunman who was shot dead by police at a US university on Wednesday.
7 December 2023

Suspect arrested after Texas shooting spree leaves 6 dead

A Texas gunman has been arrested after a rampage across the US state left six people dead and three injured, including two police officers, authorities said Wednesday
7 December 2023

Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting

Three people were killed and another seriously injured by a gunman who was shot dead by police at a US university on Wednesday
7 December 2023

Taylor Swift named Time person of the year

Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year yesterday, calling the musical force of nature the “hero of her own story.”
6 December 2023

Biden 'not sure' he'd be seeking reelection if not for Trump

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was unsure if he would be seeking reelection next year were Republican rival Donald Trump not also trying for a second term
6 December 2023

Sr US official visits India

White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a US delegation to New Delhi on Monday where he noted the formation of an investigative panel by India to probe an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil.
5 December 2023

US restricts visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe officials

The United States yesterday expanded a visa restriction policy on Ugandan officials to include those it believes are responsible for undermining democracy and repressing marginalized groups in Uganda, while also announcing a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe
5 December 2023
3 December 2023

6 planets may help solve cosmic puzzle

They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diametre of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system’s innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.
2 December 2023

Trump gag order reimposed

An appeals court on Thursday reimposed a limited gag order on former president Donald Trump intended to protect court staff at his New York civil fraud trial after a flood of online abuse.
1 December 2023

US, partners target North Korea with sanctions

The United States on Thursday targeted North Korea with fresh sanctions after its launch of a spy satellite last week, designating foreign-based agents it accused of facilitating sanctions evasion to gather revenue and technology for its weapons of mass destruction program.
1 December 2023

Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, the relentlessly ambitious US diplomat whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.
30 November 2023

‘Contrary to policy’

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.
30 November 2023

Kissinger, who turned blind eye to 1971 atrocities, dead at 100

The former US secretary of state turned a blind eye to Pakistan's mass atrocities as Bangladesh won independence in 1971, believing the US interest was keeping Islamabad as the quiet go-between with China
30 November 2023

Indian official directed Sikh separatist’s killing

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, the US Justice Department said yesterday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.
29 November 2023

Threat to Peter Haas: Complaint lodged in Ctg court

A complaint was filed today with a Chattogram court against eight persons, including a union parishad chairman, for issuing a threat to US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas
29 November 2023