- Iran Army possesses ‘ultra-secret, AI-powered’ weapons: Cmdr.
- Prosecution of disappearances, murders top priority of govt: Law Advisor
- Expats send $196cr in remittances in 21 days of April
- Gold price hits record high of Tk1.77 lakh per bhori
- Anti-discrimination Student Movement leader arrested over Parvez murder
- Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine
- 26 killed as gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir
- CA meets Qatar Amir's mother
- ‘Culture and sports need to be made mandatory along with primary education’
- CA to attend Pope Francis' funeral
- 'Police can’t arrest criminals in plainclothes'
- Pope's funeral to take place on Saturday
- Real estate demand in Saudi Arabia’s two holy cities hits $2bn
- As controversies pile up, Trump allies turn on one another
- Bumrah, Mandhana win top Wisden awards
- Australian ex-cricketer Slater sentenced for domestic violence
- Sramik Dal to hold rally in Dhaka on May Day
- Russian drones batter Ukraine’s Odesa as peace talks come to a crux
- Hamas urges Palestinians to attend pro-Gaza rallies
- US accuses Uber of misleading subscription tactics
Xi urges 'Asian Family' unity as Trump seeks to confine China
Chinese President Xi Jinping promoted the idea of an Asian family and called for regional unity during a tour of Southeast Asia, in an apparent effort to counter US pressure on nations to limit trade ties with Beijing. Xi landed in Phnom Penh on Thursday, kicking off the final leg of his...
China halts rare earth exports, disrupting global supply chains amid trade war
China has halted exports of a wide range of rare earth metals and magnetsvital components for global industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics, and defense. The Chinese government did this in a significant escalation of trade tensions with the United States. Shipments have stalled...
Trump says chips from China will face national security probe; further tariffs expected
US President Donald Trump on Sunday bore down on his administrations latest message that the exclusion of smartphones and computers from his reciprocal tariffs on China will be short-lived, pledging a national security trade investigation into the semiconductor sector. Those electronics are just...
China and EU discuss trade in response to US' punitive tariffs
China and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. In a video call on Tuesday, Chinas Commerce Minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security...
China strikes back with 84% tariffs on US goods as Trump trade war escalates
China will impose 84% tariffs on US goods from Thursday, up from the 34% previously announced, its finance ministry said on Wednesday, firing the latest salvo in a global trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump. Trumps reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries took effect earlier on...
Starmer to declare end of globalization as Trump’s trade war redraws economic order
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce the end of the globalisation era in a major speech on Monday, signalling a fundamental shift in Britains economic outlook. Starmer will argue that globalisation, once seen as a path to prosperity following the Cold War, has delivered disappointment...
Trump defends sweeping tariff policies, vows they 'will never change'
US President Donald Trump has firmly defended his controversial decision to impose sweeping tariffs on a majority of Americas trading partners. The move, which was announced earlier this week, has sent shockwaves through global markets and triggered a wave of backlash from world leaders, reports...
Trump announces 37% reciprocal tariff on Bangladesh
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on US goods by other countries, in a move that ratchets up a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House, reports TBS. According to Reuters, during an event in the White House...
China will firmly counter US trade pressure: Wang Yi
Chinas foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would firmly counter US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the worlds two largest economies. Trump imposed more blanket tariffs on Chinese imports this week, following a similar move...