US and Bangladesh set trade deal with tariffs at 19 percent
US and Bangladesh set trade deal with tariffs at 19 percent Bangladesh has agreed to provide significant preferential market access for some US industrial and agricultural goods. Manufacturing clothes and…
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage Over the following days, Air Canada will operate empty flights to pick up approximately 3,000 customers already in Cuba. An…
UN installs relief housing units for displaced families in Gaza
The United Nations has installed the first batch of relief housing units for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.
Deadly drone attacks on civilians continue in Sudan’s Kordofan, UN says
Deadly drone attacks on civilians continue in Sudan’s Kordofan, UN says United Nations human rights chief also decries ‘preventable human rights catastrophe’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher. Fighters from the Rapid Support…
Is Portugal shifting to the right?
Video Duration 27 minutes 45 seconds play-arrow27:45 Inside Story Is Portugal shifting to the right? Centre-left socialist president is elected, but far-right rival secures record share of the vote. After…
White House to make it harder for US federal workers to challenge firings
White House to make it harder for US federal workers to challenge firings If the proposal is implemented, workers would not be able to seek remedy through an independent review…
Iran arrests prominent reformist politicians critical of the government
In a sweeping crackdown, Iranian security and judicial authorities have arrested several reformist politicians.
US Congress seeks answers, Maxwell invokes Fifth amid Epstein case tensions
US Congress seeks answers, Maxwell invokes Fifth amid Epstein case tensions Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions on alleged co-conspirators in case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A document that…
US urges American ships to stay ‘as far as possible’ from Iranian waters
US urges American ships to stay ‘as far as possible’ from Iranian waters New US Maritime Administration advisory comes after first round of indirect talks between Washington and Tehran. Two…
Russian drone sets fuel station ablaze in eastern Ukraine
Firefighters in eastern Ukraine fought to extinguish an extensive blaze after a Russian drone hit a fuel station.