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September 26, 2023 1:25 PM

Fitch downgrades Bangladesh's foreign debt outlook to negative

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable, and affirmed the IDR at 'BB-' An IDR represents an assessment of an issuer government's relative likelihood of defaulting on its financial obli...

September 26, 2023 10:53 AM

North Korea allows foreigners to enter country starting Monday

North Korea announced foreigners would be allowed to enter the country starting Monday. According to a report by China’s state broadcaster CCTV. visitors will need to quarantine for two days.  However there was no immediate report in North Korea’s state media about the move. Kim Jong Un...

September 26, 2023 10:50 AM

South Korea to stage its first large-scale military parade in decade on Tuesday

South Korea will stage its first large-scale military parade in a decade on Tuesday, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to attack helicopters rolling through Seoul in a show of force as it takes a tougher stance against North Korea. The parade marks the country's Armed Forces Day, ...

September 25, 2023 9:27 PM

Philippines removes Chinese barrier at disputed shoal in 'special operation'

The Philippines said today it executed a special operation to remove a floating barrier installed by China at a prime fishing patch in the South China Sea. The Philippines coast guard said this special operation was instructed by President Ferdinand Marcos Junior. The Philippines expressed outra...

September 25, 2023 8:46 PM

Mexico makes agreement with US to deport migrants from its border

Amid the surge in number of migrants at the Mexican border, Mexico has made an agreement with the United States to deport migrants from its border.  According to media reports, Mexican officials met with US Customs and Border Protection officials in Ciudad Juarez on Friday to discuss the issu...

September 25, 2023 6:30 PM

US issues record 90,000 student visas in India in three months

The United States Embassy in India has announced that it issued a record number of student visas to Indian students this summer. Over 90,000 student visas were issued in the last three months. The figures reveal that almost one in four student visas issued worldwide was issued in India.  Re...

September 25, 2023 11:39 AM

Israeli airstrikes struck militant sites in Gaza for third straight day

Israeli airstrikes struck militant sites in Gaza for the third straight day, yesterday. According to the Israeli military, initially, Palestinian militants near the border fence launched incendiary balloons into Israel and threw an explosive at soldiers. It was the latest bloodshed in a surge of vio...

September 25, 2023 9:08 AM

France to pull its soldiers out of Niger

France has said that it will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country. French President Emmanuel Macron said, 1,500 troops would withdraw by the end of the year. France's exit comes after weeks of pressure from the junta and demonstrations.  The F...

September 24, 2023 9:10 PM

Karabakh’s 120,000 Armenians will leave for Armenia, leadership says

Nearly 120,000 ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh will be exiling from their homeland and migrate to Armenia for fear of ethnic cleansing. The leadership of the breakaway region told a news agency on Sunday that they do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan. Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pa...

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