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UNHCR reports 150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh in renewed Myanmar violence
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN refugee agency on Friday said that escalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have forced some 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over the past 18 months the…
‘We Border Tibet’: Khandu’s Defiant Reply to China’s Map Games
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 11th July: In a world cluttered with carefully worded diplomatic statements, sometimes it takes just one plain truth to cut through decades of false narratives. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s recent…
Israel reports sharp drop in car imports in June 2025
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON –Israel on Thursday reported that the imports of private vehicles totaled 14,581, compared to 22,621 in June 2024, a decrease of 35.5 per cent.
The imports of commercial vehicles amounted to 457 vehicles compared…
17 Speeches, One Message: PM Modi’s Global Bharat Moment
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 11th July: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose to speak before Namibia’s National Assembly this year, he didn’t just add another milestone to his list of international accolades — he quietly sealed a chapter of…
Lula hits Trump with “Reciprocity Law” as US imposes 50% tariff, rejects “any form of tutelage” on…
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday issued a firm response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil by invoking the country’s “Economic Reciprocity…
Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff, seeks Bolsonaro trial end
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday has said he was planning to impose a 50 per cent tax on goods made in Brazil escalated his fight with Brazil, according to media reports.
Trump announced the plan in his…
Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Social media platform X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Thursday has announced her decision to leave the company X, Elon Musk-owned.
She was on the job for past 2 years only.
Yaccarino expressed gratitude to Musk for…
Bangladesh proposes to increase imports from US in tariff talks
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Bangladeshi official on Thursday quoted in media saying that the country has proposed to increase imports from the US on the first day of tariff talks between the two countries.
“Bangladesh, on the first day of…
South Korea former president re-arrested; wife faces investigation
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to state media reported that South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday was re-arrested over his failed attempt to impose martial law last year, will skip his trial hearing.
Media…
IDF says troops destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Israeli military said on Thursday that it has completed “targeted operations” in southern Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure sites and weapons depots.
There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah,…