Politics
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Putin to meet Iran president in Turkmenistan Friday
Oct 9, 2024A top aide announced on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday at a summit in Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s assistant on foreign... -
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps military base
Oct 4, 2024In what US President Joe Biden called a “historic agreement,” Britain stated on Thursday that it would cede to Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, although it will retain its strategically important joint military facility with... -
Dhaka, Delhi stress promoting bilateral relations
Oct 2, 2024India and Bangladesh have stressed that, in order to improve bilateral relations and for the wellbeing of their respective populations, the two neighbors must cooperate. According to a news release from the foreign ministry, this was... -
Sheinbaum to take office as Mexico’s first woman
Oct 1, 2024Claudia Sheinbaum will take office as president of Mexico on Tuesday, almost four months after her resounding election win. She will become the country’s first female leader during a period of rampant criminal violence in Latin... -
BNP leader Dr Shahadat declared as CCC mayor
Oct 1, 2024The Election Tribunal in Chattogram today declared former BNP city unit president Dr Shahadat Hossain as the mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) in a case filed by him seeking cancellation of 2021 election result. Election... -
Japan set for October 27 snap election: reports
Sep 30, 2024The newly appointed prime minister of Japan According to media sources on Monday, Shigeru Ishiba intends to hold a sudden general election for late October. Ishiba, 67, was set to take the oath of office as... -
Austria far-right supporters toast historic victory
Sep 30, 2024It was clear to the delighted far-right fans in Austria that establishing a government would not be simple as they celebrated their party’s historic victory in Sunday’s national elections with beers. “It’s a real success… (but)... -
Trump urges ‘violent’ police crackdown, insults Harris
Sep 30, 2024The advisor emphasized the detrimental effects of excessive plastic polythene use on the environment, stating that it seriously impairs biodiversity, contaminates rivers and other bodies of water, and reduces soil fertility. She continued by saying that... -
Austria polling stations open for general elections
Sep 29, 2024In Austria, polling places opened on Sunday for the general election, which may see the far-right achieve a historic victory over the conservatives in this Alpine EU country. Though it has ruled multiple times, the Freedom... -
UK lawmaker quits Labour Party over PM’s ‘hypocrisy’
Sep 29, 2024Following lawmaker Rosie Duffield’s departure from the Labour Party on Saturday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government was left reeling from its first resignation. Duffield accused Starmer of “hypocrisy” regarding his acceptance of free gifts....