Monday, 07 Jul, 2025

International

Britain warns of Russia ‘isolation’

DHAKA: William Hague has warned Russia that it faces long-term ‘isolation and stagnation’ over the crisis in Ukraine.The foreign secretary said it was time to consider a ‘new state of relations’ different to that of the past 20 years.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, he said the UK

Russian troops storm Crimea airbase

DHAKA: Russian troops have smashed their way into a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armoured vehicles, automatic fire and stun grenades, while Ukrainian forces abandoned a naval base after attacks by pro-Russian protesters.The facilities at Belbek and Novofedorovka had been among the

Spain austerity rally turns violent

DHAKA: Violence has broken out at the end of an anti-austerity protest attended by tens of thousands of people in the Spanish capital Madrid.Dozens of youths threw projectiles at police, who responded by charging at them, BBC reported.Demonstrators were protesting over issues including

China jets boost Malaysia plane hunt

DHAKA: Two Chinese military planes have arrived in Perth in Australia to join international search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.Crews are set to scour southern areas of the Indian Ocean for a fourth day, BBC reported. Two sets of satellite images showing floating

Twitter `ignored Turkish courts`

DHAKA: Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has defended his government`s ban on Twitter, accusing the website of failing to comply with court orders.Mehmet Simsek told the BBC that no company should see itself as above the law.The government banned the website on Friday, after users

Poland calls for larger US military presence in eastern Europe

DHAKA: The US should increase its military presence in Poland and in other Nato members in central and eastern Europe in light of the Ukraine crisis.Polish defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.Siemoniak said Washington was open towards the idea but

Libyan army in heavy fighting with oil port rebels

DHAKA: Libyan troops fought with rebels occupying oil ports on Saturday after fighters attacked an army base where military reinforcements were preparing for an offensive to break the blockade.Local residents said, reports The Jerusalem Post.Anti-aircraft gunfire and explosions were heard

5 militants killed in Pakistan

DHAKA: At least five militants were killed and eight arrested during a search operation by security forces at Balochistan’s Kech district in Pakistan on Saturday morning.A security official claimed, reports dawn.com.The official, who requested anonymity since he was not authorized to

‘EU sanctions divorced from reality’

DHAKA: The Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday sanctions imposed by the European Union on 12 Russians and Ukrainians over Crimea were ‘divorced from reality’.‘It’s a pity that the European Council made a decision that is divorced from reality,’ the ministry’s spokesman

Michelle champions freedom of expression at Peking varsity

DHAKA: US First Lady Michelle Obama stepped out for her second full-day in Beijing stressing the importance of education, in particularly studying abroad, as well as encouraging young adults to embrace freedom of speech, which she said is a ‘birthright’.She also noted the stake the US

China checks new plane ‘debris’ images

DHAKA: China is investigating new satellite images of debris in the southern Indian Ocean, potentially from missing flight MH370.Malaysian officials say, reports the BBC.Malaysia’s acting transport minister read out the news as he was handed it during at his daily briefing, saying one

Thousands join rare Algeria rally

DHAKA: Thousands of Algerian opposition supporters have called for a boycott of next month’s presidential election, during an unprecedented mass rally.Islamist and secular opposition parties at the rally denounced 77-year-old president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s attempt to win a fourth

‘Putin has lost Ukraine for good’

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin has ‘lost Ukraine for good’ with his move to annex Crimea, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko said in her first live television appearance since returning to the country.Tymoshenko, who spent three years in jail on what she said were

Pope denounces ‘evil, blood-stained’ mafia

DHAKA: Pope Francis has launched a stinging attack on the mafia, warning gangsters that they will go to hell unless they repent and stop doing evil.‘Blood-stained money, blood-stained power, you can’t bring it with you to your next life. Repent,’ he said, reports the BBC.He was

Putin signs Crimea annexation

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US.The European Union’s latest measures target 12 people involved in Russia’s annexation of the peninsula.Earlier, Ukraine and

Hunt for new leads proves fruitless

DHAKA: Two weeks. Two gut-wrenching, frustrating, mysterious weeks.That`s how long it`s been since 227 passengers and 12 crew members boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, destined for Beijing. A routine trip, it seemed, to catch up relatives in time for the weekend, start on a work

Crimea celebrations as region joins Russia

DHAKA: Thousands of people celebrated in the Crimean capital of Simferopol after the region broke away from Ukraine and was formally accepted into the Russian Federation.Celebrations continued into early Saturday, hours after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, signed a treaty making

Thai court rules February election invalid

DHAKA: Thailand`s Constitutional Court has declared as invalid the parliamentary elections held last February, throwing the country into a deeper political impasse.The court said on Friday that the vote did not take place on the same day across the country and that violated a clause in

Russia`s deputy PM, speaker on draft list

DHAKA: After hours of chewing over how to deal with Russia`s annexation of Crimea, EU heads have added a further 12 individuals to their blacklist.The list of those to be targeted by sanctions is to be released on day two of their Brussels summit. Its first incarnation included figures

8 killed in Kabul hotel suicide attack

DHAKA: Eight people were killed when gunmen broke into a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul and attacked diners, says a government minister.Two children and two foreign nationals were among the dead, with four other people wounded, said Deputy Interior Minister General Mohammad Ayub