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US ratifies Finland, Sweden accession to NATO

The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Read More

Venezuela protests US request to seize plane grounded in Argentina

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday protested a US request that Argentina seize a plane from his country that has been grounded in Buenos Aires since June. The Boeing 747 Read More

Chinese FM makes remarks on U.S. violation of China’s sovereignty

In disregard of China's solemn representations, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brazenly went ahead with her visit to China's Taiwan region, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Read More

‘We will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan’: Pelosi

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her delegation's visit to Taiwan was a show of support for the island, after the trip sparked a furious response from China. Read More

Indian rupee hits record low on Fed rate hike worries

The Indian rupee plunged to a record low against the dollar on Monday, ahead of an expected US interest rate hike this week aimed at fighting surging inflation. The rupee Read More

Erdogan to discuss ‘grain corridor’ from Ukraine with Putin, Zelensky

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he planned to hold talks next week with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky to discuss safe grain exports Read More

India detects first cases of new omicron sub-variants- BA.4, BA.5

India has detected first cases of new omicron sub-variants-BA.4 and BA.5, the highly transmissible omicron variant of coronavirus. India confirmed the two cases of new omicron variant of coronavirus in Read More

Top US, Russian generals speak for first time since Ukraine war began: Pentagon

Top US General Mark Milley spoke by telephone on Thursday with his Russian counterpart General Valery Gerasimov, their first discussion since before Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, the Read More

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur observed Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day 2021

The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur observed the Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day 2021 with due fervour and solemnity. An elaborate program was undertaken by the High Read More

Independence and National Day of Bangladesh celebrated in Singapore

Today, Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore celebrated the 49th Anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Singapore and respecting the advisories of Read More