International

May 23, 2025 1:38 PM May 23, 2025 1:38 PM

views 12

US and Iran to hold fifth round of talks on nuclear agreement in Rome

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that there will be no nuclear agreement if the United States continues to demand an end to Iran’s uranium enrichment. His remarks came ahead of the fifth round of indirect nuclear talks between Iranian and US delegations, scheduled to take place...

May 23, 2025 12:56 PM May 23, 2025 12:56 PM

views 9

Australia Floods: 4 dead, 50,000 cut off after record rain triggers natural disaster

In Australia, torrential rain and record-breaking floods have claimed at least four lives. While floodwaters began to recede this morning, authorities said around 50 thousand people remain cut off by the deluge. Thousands of emergency workers have been deployed across affected areas to carry out res...

May 23, 2025 12:01 PM May 23, 2025 12:01 PM

views 134

Israeli PM appoints Major General David Zini as new Shin Bet chief replacing Ronen Bar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Major General David Zini as the next head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency. Zini will replace Ronen Bar, who has come under increasing criticism for the agency’s failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. Zini ...

May 23, 2025 11:30 AM May 23, 2025 11:30 AM

views 11

At least 2 killed as private jet crashes in foggy San Diego

At least two people were killed when a small private jet crashed in San Diego, United States, yesterday. The aircraft, carrying six people, struck a power line amid foggy weather conditions before crashing. According to the San Diego Police Department, no residents in the neighbourhood were killed. ...

May 23, 2025 8:48 AM May 23, 2025 8:48 AM

views 35

Bangladesh: ‘Frustrated, Yunus hints at quitting’, says Nahid, other sources

Frustrated over recent developments, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof Muhammad Yunus is considering stepping down, Daily Star, a leading newspaper of Bangladesh, quoted sources familiar with the development. According to the Daily Star, during unofficial discussions at an a...

May 23, 2025 7:50 AM May 23, 2025 7:50 AM

views 12

Trump Administration bars Harvard University from enrolling foreign students

The Trump administration has barred Harvard University from taking international students. US Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem has written a letter to the Harvard University in this regard. She said, it's a privilege, not a right to be able to enrol foreign students at the university.

May 22, 2025 9:47 PM May 22, 2025 9:47 PM

views 369

UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, India welcomes the treaty

The United Kingdom signed an agreement today handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The move, the British government said, ensures the future of a US-UK military base that is vital to British security. Under the agreement, the United Kingdom wil...

May 22, 2025 7:09 PM May 22, 2025 7:09 PM

views 26

Israel: PM Netanyahu expresses shock over killing of two Israeli Embassy staff in US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed shock over the killing of two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. He has ordered the reinforcement of security at Israel’s missions worldwide following the attack. At least two staff members of the Israeli E...

May 22, 2025 10:11 AM May 22, 2025 10:11 AM

views 22

Israeli Army Kills Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon

The Israeli military has said that it killed a commander from Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in a drone strike in the Yater area of southern Lebanon. However, the military did not disclose the commander’s name. Meanwhile, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported that the victim was a c...

May 22, 2025 9:29 AM May 22, 2025 9:29 AM

views 12

Fifth Round of US-Iran Indirect Talks to Be Held in Rome Tomorrow

The fifth round of indirect talks between the US and Iran will take place in Rome tomorrow. Foreign Minister of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi announced this. So far, four rounds of talks have been held, three in Muscat and one in Rome, since April. The talks, aimed at reviving sta...