February2025

Afghanistan’s Taliban government took over management of Kabul’s famed Serena hotel on Saturday, a hotel statement said, a luxury property targeted by Taliban attacks during their insurgency.  The Kabul Serena Hotel was run for nearly 20...

In a rare statement defining the parameters of its duty, the Red Cross has defended itself against accusations that it has not done enough to aid hostages in Gaza or Palestinian inmates in Israel. The International...

Ukrainian authorities issued air raid alerts for the entire country on Saturday, as the air force warned of missile and drone threats in multiple regions.  “Missile threat to Mykolaiv and Kherson regions,” the air force said on Telegram,...

Six Americans detained in Venezuela were released Friday and returned to the United States with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, following his meeting with President Nicolas Maduro who called for a “new beginning” in ties with Washington. “We are...

In their fourth exchange of the Gaza ceasefire, Hamas and Israel will exchange 183 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons for the release of three Israelis, including the father of the two youngest captives, on Saturday. After...

Chinese officials declared on Sunday that they “firmly oppose” the new tariffs that US President Donald Trump has imposed on Beijing and that they will take “corresponding countermeasures to resolutely safeguard our own rights and interests.”...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Saturday that Canada would impose a 25 percent tax of its own on a few American items in retaliation for the US tariffs. “Canada will be responding to the US...

President Claudia Sheinbaum declared on Saturday that Mexico would impose tariffs and other measures of its own in response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. According to Sheinbaum, she instructed her economic minister...

Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills (BSRM) Limited constructed an environmentally friendly steel facility in Chattogram with the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Private Sector Investment Finance (PSIF) program. According to a JICA press release here, the new...

Zambia, a country in southern Africa, is interested in pharmaceutical items created in Bangladesh and has urged Bangladesh to investigate the possibility of establishing a pharmaceutical plant on its territory. According to a press release from...