June2023

Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, was scheduled to appear in a London court on Wednesday to stand trial for a dozen sexual offenses allegedly committed more than a decade ago. The 63-year-old “American Beauty” and “House...

In an audio tape aired by US media, former US President Donald Trump can be heard discussing secret documents he supposedly kept after leaving the White House and admitting they had not been declassified. The two-minute...

On Monday, the Bangladesh High Commission in London held a briefing session in the Mission’s Bangabandhu Lounge for Bangladeshi employees who were hired for the first time under the UK’s Seasonal Agricultural employees Scheme. According to...

Yevgeny Progozhin, the leader of a rebel Russian mercenary squad, landed in Belarus today, according to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. “I see that Prigozhin is already flying on this plane. Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus...

Fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, as paramilitaries seized Khartoum’s main police post. Fighting in the city is currently centered on military bases between the army led...

Olivia Chow was elected as the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Toronto on Monday, vowing to pursue a more progressive approach in Canada’s largest city after a decade of conservative control. Chow, who was born in Hong...

Sri Lankan authorities have ordered a five-day financial market shutdown beginning Thursday, ahead of a contentious drive to restructure the government’s domestic debt totaling more than $51 billion. The restructuring affects government bonds in accordance with...

Under the ‘Development Policy Loan for Strengthening Public Financial Management’, Japan will provide 30 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to US$225 Million) as budget support to Bangladesh. To this end, an “Exchange of Notes” and a “Loan...

South Korea will be reinstated to Japan’s list of trustworthy trade partners in July, the cabinet announced Tuesday, restoring its exclusion in 2019 over a dispute over historical forced labor. The move, which follows Seoul’s restoration...

Humza Yousaf, the Scottish First Minister, will travel to Brussels on Monday to strengthen connections with the EU, his first foreign trip since succeeding Nicola Sturgeon in March. Yousaf, who took over as leader of Scotland’s...