Oil powers to slash production by more than 1 million bpd

Saudi Arabia led a coordinated production cut by major oil powers on Sunday despite US pressure to pump more crude, saying they were aiming at market stability
2 April 2023

Trump's indictment: Prosecuting ex-leaders common in democracies

Donald Trump has denounced his indictment as an abuse befitting a banana republic, but the move in fact puts the United States in line with fellow advanced democracies that have prosecuted former leaders.
2 April 2023

2 die after hot air balloon catches fire in Mexico

"The passengers jumped from the balloon," the government of the state of Mexico said in a statement, adding that a child suffered burns
2 April 2023

Adani Ports acquires Karaikal Port in Chennai for Rs 1,485cr

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) today announced it has completed the acquisition of a private deep-water port in Puducherry, a federally-ruled territory 300km south of Chennai, for Rs 1,485 crores
1 April 2023

Syria top diplomat visits Egypt

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo yesterday, a first since Syria’s civil war broke out over a decade ago, Shoukry’s office said.
1 April 2023

UNSC concerned over Russian nukes in Belarus

The UN Security Council was divided Friday as Western nations expressed concern about Moscow’s announcement it will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, but permanent Council member Russia remained defiant.
1 April 2023

11 killed, dozens injured in US storms

A major storm system bore down on the US east coast yesterday, after producing tornadoes and devastating winds across several central states that killed at least 11 people.
1 April 2023

Ahead of Trump court date, NY police ‘alert’ and ‘ready’

New York law enforcement agencies are taking no chances ahead of Donald Trump’s high-profile court appearance next week, bracing for protests for and against the first indictment ever of a former US president.
1 April 2023

Trump due in court on Tuesday

Donald Trump is due to be fingerprinted and photographed in a New York courthouse on Tuesday as he becomes the first former US president to face criminal charges in a case involving a 2016 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
1 April 2023

Experts disown Musk-backed campaign

Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter – co-signed by Elon Musk – demanding an urgent pause in research.
1 April 2023

US threats will ‘reap whirlwind’: Moscow

Russia said on Friday that if the United States threatened Moscow over its arrest of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich, it would reap a “whirlwind”, the state-owned news agency RIA reported.
1 April 2023

BSC gets $14.37m compensation for missile-hit Banglar Samriddhi in Ukraine

The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has been paid $14.37 million insurance claim for its damaged vessel Banglar Samriddhi hit by a missile in a Ukrainian port last year immediately after Russian invasion in Ukraine
1 April 2023

Some people hell-bent on tarnishing Modi's image, says Indian PM

In a veiled attack on Congress, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said some people are hell-bent to tarnish his image and they have given a "supari" (contract) for this purpose colluding with certain people sitting in India and also outside the country
1 April 2023

Tourists among 4 killed in Norway avalanches

"There were five people of foreign origin that were on an outing in the area. We can confirm that one person is deceased," Morten Pettersen, a spokesman for the police, told journalists.
1 April 2023

Musk defends paid Twitter as blue tick ultimatum looms

"The fundamental challenge here is that it's (easy) to create literally 10,000 or 100,000 fake Twitter accounts using just one computer at home and with modern AI (artificial intelligence)," Musk told a question and answer session on Twitter
1 April 2023

8 found dead crossing into US from Canada

"A total of eight bodies have now been recovered from the waters," local police chief Shawn Dulude told a press conference
1 April 2023

Trump indictment: What happens now?

In a political bombshell, Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, the first ever serving or former US president to face criminal charges. Here’s what happened on Thursday and what is expected to happen next:
31 March 2023

Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey’s food production: UN

The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey’s agricultural production, the UN’s food agency said yesterday.
31 March 2023

Donald Trump indicted by NY grand jury

A New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush-money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.
31 March 2023