Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to substantially raise tariffs on India for purchasing oil from Russia.
Islamabad: As Field Marshal Asim Munir wrapped up yet another high-profile visit to China, Pakistan's indispensable "iron brother", it carries an explicit message for both domestic and external audiences that Pakistan's top General is not just the Chief of Army Staff. He is the country's de facto head of state, foreign minister, and economic strategist rolled into one uniformed figure.
New Delhi/Manila, Aug 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr in New Delhi on Monday, expressing confidence that the visiting leader's talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will significantly deepen the ties between two nations.
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Two more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 86 this year.
Dhaka, August 4 (IANS) Senior Secretary of Bangladesh's Election Commission, Akhtar Ahmed said on Monday that a pre-election observation team of the European Union (EU) will visit the country in September to observe the "electoral environment" before the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled to be held sometime next year.
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) At least 121 people were killed and 5,189 were injured in 471 incidents of political violence in Bangladesh between August 2024 and June 2025 under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report highlighted on Monday.
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will undertake a two-day visit to Bangladesh starting August 23, the local media reported on Monday. This would mark the first bilateral visit by a Pakistani foreign minister in a long time amid growing closeness between Dhaka and Islamabad since the exit of the Awami League government led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, last year.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr arrived in New Delhi on Monday on his first State Visit to India. Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Pabitra Margherita welcomed him at the airport.
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Bangladesh's former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General (Retd.) M Harun-ur-Rashid was found dead at the Chittagong Club premises on Monday. A decorated soldier, a 1971 war hero and a harsh critic of Pakistan, he was 77.
Quetta, Aug 4 (IANS) A human rights organisation on Monday revealed that 785 individuals were forcibly disappeared and 121 were extrajudicially killed in Balochistan at the hands of Pakistani forces and "state-backed death squads" since the start of 2025.
