AFP: Israel and the United States said Wednesday they had made progress toward resolving a rift over US weapons shipments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly accused President Joe Biden's administration of slowing down deliveries. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday a majority of judges had voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, after a lengthy and divisive trial. Eight of the top court's 11 judges voted for small amounts of cannabis possession to remain an "illicit act ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter due to face trial in Russia on Wednesday, has spent over a year in jail on spying charges the US sees as a Kremlin ploy to secure prisoner swaps with the West. The US-born son of Soviet emigres had reported from Rus ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who hopes he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic republic. A presidential election had not been due until 2025, but was brought forward after ultrac ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Australia urged Solomon Islands to rely on fellow Pacific nations for security assistance Wednesday during a visit by China-friendly Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele. The Solomons leader was visiting Australia as part of a three-nation tour that will also take him to Chi ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama. "Julian Assange is free," WikiLeaks wrote on X of its founder, who had been de ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines had returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano. The company last week said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger, in a ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will attend a lavish banquet thrown by their host King Charles III on Tuesday as they kick off a three-day state visit to the UK. The couple arrived in Britain on Saturday, and carried out informal engagements over the weeken ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths Monday as parliament opens after an election setback forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a coalition government for the first time in a decade. Expected in the first session, which will run until July 3, is a preview of ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived Sunday in New York to undergo knee surgery, drawing a warm and festive welcome from thousands of followers. His office in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala, his adopted home, announced early this month that the 88-year ...বিস্তারিত
