Trump gag order reimposed

An appeals court on Thursday reimposed a limited gag order on former president Donald Trump intended to protect court staff at his New York civil fraud trial after a flood of online abuse.
1 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, the relentlessly ambitious US diplomat whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Contrary to policy’

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Kissinger, who turned blind eye to 1971 atrocities, dead at 100

The former US secretary of state turned a blind eye to Pakistan's mass atrocities as Bangladesh won independence in 1971, believing the US interest was keeping Islamabad as the quiet go-between with China
30 November 2023, 02:57 AM

Indian official directed Sikh separatist’s killing

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, the US Justice Department said yesterday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.
29 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Threat to Peter Haas: Complaint lodged in Ctg court

A complaint was filed today with a Chattogram court against eight persons, including a union parishad chairman, for issuing a threat to US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas
29 November 2023, 09:28 AM

Indian envoy to US heckled in NY gurdwara

India’s ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu was heckled by stray pro-Khalistan protesters during a visit to a New York gurdwara on Sunday before the malingerers was escorted out by mainstream Sikhs.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden to miss COP28 climate summit

President Joe Biden will miss the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, after two years of attending the talks in hopes of highlighting US leadership, a US official said Sunday.
27 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Derek Chauvin, US police officer who killed George Floyd, stabbed in jail

Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was stabbed in prison on Friday, the New York Times reported citing unnamed sources
25 November 2023, 03:55 AM

US says it thwarted 'plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil'

The US has said it has foiled a reported plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil and has taken up the issue with the Indian government "at the senior-most levels", according to a report in The Financial Times of London
23 November 2023, 09:32 AM

US condemns violence against RMG workers in Bangladesh

The United States yesterday condemned "the recent violence against workers" in Bangladesh protesting the minimum wage, as well as the criminalisation of legitimate trade union and workers' activities
21 November 2023, 06:26 AM

With X's Musk under fire, Biden joins rival Threads

US President Joe Biden on Monday joined Threads, Meta's social media rival to Elon Musk's X, just days after the White House blasted the tech baron for pushing anti-Semitism
21 November 2023, 02:37 AM

Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96

Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former president Jimmy Carter, died at age 96 at her home in Georgia, the couple's non-profit organization announced.
20 November 2023, 06:48 AM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses possible return, mulls new AI venture, source says

Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday
19 November 2023, 11:42 AM

SpaceX Starship launch fails minutes after reaching space

SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off yesterday, cutting short its second test but making it further than an earlier attempt that ended in an explosion.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM

40,000 hours of video to be released

More than 40,000 hours of security video from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is to be released to the public, the new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives said Friday.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM

SpaceX Starship launch fails minutes after reaching space

SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday during its second test, after its first attempt ended in an explosion
18 November 2023, 16:29 PM

One dead, shooter killed after attack at US hospital

A shooter opened fire on a psychiatric hospital in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire on Friday, killing one person before being fatally shot by police, authorities said
18 November 2023, 03:16 AM

Takeaways from Biden, Xi’s summit in California

US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping met for about four hours on Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from military conflicts to drug-trafficking. Here’s the key issues discussed.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Very significant’

The first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden this year is a positive signal that the two superpowers want to improve their working relationship, analysts have said.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM