April2025

China said Friday it would raise tariffs on US goods to 125 percent but would ignore further levies by President Donald Trump because it no longer makes economic sense for importers to buy from America. After...

The IMF cautioned Friday that resuming severe US tariffs would jeopardize Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic catastrophe, which resulted in a sovereign default and the overthrow of a president. Nearly 25% of Sri Lanka’s...

After a months-long embargo in Indonesia, Apple’s newest smartphone went on sale on Friday, to the cheers of Jakartan retailers. Because Apple failed to meet the requirement that 40 percent of smartphone components be made from...

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman today returned home after an official visit to Russia and Croatia. During the visit, he met with the Russian Army Chief, Deputy Defense Minister, high-ranking military and civil officers and individuals and chief...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, an adviser on the environment, forests, and climate change, stated today that young people need to spearhead a paradigm shift toward inclusive, sustainable business models. “Even if not all ideas become successful projects,...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Pahela Baishakh is the symbol of “our harmony” as he greeted the countrymen on the occasion of the Bengali New Year scheduled to be held tomorrow. “Tomorrow, Pahela Baishakh, is...

After being relieved of his responsibilities, South Korea’s impeached former leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced fans as he departed the presidential mansion in the capital, Seoul, on Friday. Before leaving in a police-led convoy, the ousted...

While the UN declared that only women and children have been killed in scores of recent Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territory, Gaza rescuers said that a pre-dawn Israeli airstrike on Friday killed ten members of...

The US Department of Defense will cut $5.1 billion in “wasteful” spending, including on climate and diversity initiatives, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Thursday. President Donald Trump has vowed to slash government spending, tasking Elon...

On Thursday, the head of the US auto workers union supported automobile tariffs as a solution to the “free trade disaster” and rejected the idea of using the taxes for “political games.” Shawn Fain, president of...