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European nations tighten U.S. travel advisories

Several European countries have updated their travel advisories for the United States this week following the detention of multiple European nationals, including German citizens, upon arrival, reports Xhinhua. Germanys Foreign Office said it is taking the recent incidents involving German...

US revokes temporary status of 5 lakh migrants

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month, reports NDTV. The order applies to about 5, 32, 000 people from the four...

Trump reverses tariff hike on Canada, sparking market turmoil

President Donald Trump reversed his decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50% on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after announcing the increase, causing chaos in financial markets. The switch came after a Canadian official also backed off his own plans for a 25% surcharge...

Zelensky apologizes to Trump for Oval Office clash, US envoy claims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has apologized to former U.S. President Donald Trump for their heated Oval Office exchange, U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said in a Fox News interview on March 10, reports Kyiv Independent. Zelensky sent a letter to the president. He apologized for...

James Cameron confirms longer runtime for Avatar 3

James Cameron has confirmed that Avatar: Fire and Ash will have a longer runtime than Avatar: The Way of Water, which was already an epic three hours and 12 minutes. Speaking to Empire magazine, the filmmaker explained that the decision stemmed from having too many compelling ideas packed into the...

Iran not received Trump’s letter to negotiate nuclear deal

Iran said that it has yet to receive a letter from the US President Donald Trump after he had sent one seeking talks with the countrys leadership about its nuclear programme, reports Al Jazeera. We have not received such a letter so far, a spokesman for Irans embassy said on Friday. The...

Hundreds of US diplomats oppose USAID cuts

Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development have written a letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying its demise would undermine U.S. leadership and security and create a power vacuum which China and...

MoFA refutes Trump’s allegation linking $29m

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has refuted the claim that the USAID awarded an organization in Bangladesh with $29 million which is owned by only two individuals, reports BSS. Recently, US President Donald Trump made the remark about Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) Project in...

Most USAID employees to be fired or put on leave

USAID stated that most of its workers will be sent on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday as the Trump administration reduces government spending, reports AFP. Around 1,600 workers based in the United States will be laid off in a reduction-in-force effort, according to a notice on the US Agency...

Trump criticizes USAID funding for India, sparks diplomatic tensions

US President Donald Trump has criticized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly allocating funds to interfere in Indias electoral process, reports UNB. He questions why American taxpayers money was being sent to the country. Speaking at the Conservative...

US imposes sanctions on drivers of violence in Congo

On Thursday, the United States imposed sanctions on two individuals and two entities linked to violence and human rights abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sanctions target Rwandas Minister of State for Regional Integration, James Kabarebe, as well as the M23 group...

Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies

The campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the US bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,500 workers who handled everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans. Workers at the departments of Interior, Energy, Veterans...

Anger, chaos take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Workers across the U.S. responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administrations aggressive effort to shrink the federal workforce. Agencies were ordered to lay off probationary employees who had yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much of the...

BNP delegation joins national prayer breakfast in USA

A delegation of BNP joined the National Prayer Breakfast event in Washington DC, the USA on Wednesday (local time), reports BSS. Partys Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and acting Chairman Tarique Rahmans representative...

Trump administration to withdraw most USAID workers

The Trump administration has announced plans to withdraw nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from their global assignments, effectively dismantling the agencys long-standing mission of addressing global hunger, education, and disease prevention, reports...

Hundreds of US government websites go offline amid controversial cuts

Hundreds of US government websites went offline on Monday, with more than 350 sites unavailable, according to an AFP review of federal sites. The outage affected key departments, including Defense, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Labor, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Supreme...

Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor for prescribing abortion pill

An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted on Friday by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District...

Texas authority bans DeepSeek, RedNote from government devices

Texas governor Greg Abbott has banned the use of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence platform, on state-issued devices, making Texas the first U.S. state to impose such a restriction. The move comes as DeepSeek gains traction in the U.S., shaking up the AI industry with its ability to rival...

The rise of Donald Trump’s meme coin in the crypto market

The cryptocurrency world is buzzing with the rise of the Donald Trump meme coin ($TRUMP), a digital token that blends political identity with speculative trading. Its dramatic price movements and political affiliations have turned it into one of the most talked-about crypto assets. But why are...

FBI closes diversity office amid growing political debate

The FBI has officially confirmed the closure of its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a move that has sparked political controversy and raised questions about the agencys direction under the incoming administration. The announcement, made public by the agency in a statement to Fox...

US, Thailand sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement

On January 14, the United States and Thailand took a significant step in their bilateral relations by signing an Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, also known as the 123 Agreement. The signing ceremony, held in Bangkok, saw U.S. Ambassador Robert F. Godec and...

US, Japan, South Korea issue joint warning on North Korea cryptocurrency theft

The United States, Japan, and South Korea released a joint statement highlighting the threat posed by Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) cyber actors targeting the global cryptocurrency industry. The statement underscores ongoing concerns about DPRKs use of cyber thefts to fund its...

Blinken optimistic about Gaza cease-fire amid past setbacks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed optimism on Tuesday about securing a cease-fire in Gaza as negotiations reach a pivotal stage. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Blinken confirmed progress in talks mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the U.S., aimed at ending Israels...

Top Japanese diplomat to visit Seoul amid political agitation

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit South Korea on Monday to strengthen security ties with Seoul and their mutual ally, the United States, amid regional challenges from North Korea and Chinas growing influence. Iwaya will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in...

US reaffirms support for democracy amid escalating political turmoil in South Korea

Amid escalating political turmoil in South Korea, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul reassured on Monday both domestic and international audiences of the countrys resilience in addressing its ongoing crisis. We are closely monitoring the situation and are committed to resolving the issues peacefully and...

Major winter storm strikes USA affecting 60 million people

A powerful winter storm is currently sweeping across the central and eastern United States, bringing a dangerous mix of snow, ice, and heavy rain to millions of people. Over 60 million individuals are under winter weather alerts, with hazardous travel conditions, power outages, and school and...

Musk wants weak Europe: German Vice Chancellor

U.S. billionaire Elon Musks support for Germanys far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a logical and systematic play for a weak Europe that will not be able to regulate as strongly, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in his New Years address, reports NDTV. The calls by Musk are not made out...

Chinese hackers hack U.S. treasury department workstations, documents

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday, reports AP. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what...