International

Tehran: A planned meeting between Iran and Oman over a proposed new shipping arrangement through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed following an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel near Qeshm Island. The meeting, which was expected to include Iran, Oman and other Gulf countries, was scheduled for Sunday. However, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official said Tehran and Muscat …

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India visit during the BRICS Summit has once again put the long-time Russian leader at the centre of global diplomatic attention. While Putin’s public image is closely associated with power, discipline and calculated political moves, his early life and rise through the Soviet security system offer a very different story. Born on October 7, …

New Delhi: The diplomatic strain between India and Bangladesh has come into sharper focus ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with Dhaka now ruling out Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s participation in the September 12-13 meeting. The development comes after weeks of uncertainty over Rahman’s proposed first visit to India since taking office. India had extended a separate …

Tragic incidents driven by extreme weather and administrative negligence continue to emerge worldwide, and a heart-wrenching disaster has now shaken the African nation of Guinea, where a massive garbage dump collapsed due to torrential rains. The devastating landslide in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, has claimed the lives of at least 22 people, while search and rescue operations are running on a …

A recent statement by the newly appointed US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, has triggered a major political storm in neighboring Pakistan. Pakistan has strongly objected to Ambassador Gor’s remarks characterizing Jammu and Kashmir as a vital and integral part of India, expressing deep displeasure over the position taken. Pakistan Summons US Diplomat Riled by the US ambassador’s remarks, the …

DUBAI/MUSCAT: The situation in the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most sensitive and vital maritime choke points—has deteriorated sharply as persistent attacks on commercial vessels trigger a massive marine oil spill. The toxic slick has rapidly expanded, contaminating the coastal waters of both Iran and Oman and threatening the region’s marine ecosystem while bringing commercial shipping to a virtual …

MAGURA: A major and tense development has emerged from Bangladesh’s political and cricketing circles. Late Wednesday night, unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb and vandalized the ancestral residence of former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan in Magura town. This shocking incident occurred just hours after Shakib participated virtually in a press conference hosted alongside …