The United States has excluded Afghanistan from a $2 billion United Nations humanitarian aid package, saying it has evidence that some previous assistance in the country was diverted to the Taliban.
US President Donald Trump said late Thursday that the United States carried out strikes against ISIS militants in north-west Nigeria, describing the operation as “powerful and deadly” and linking it to attacks on Christians, without releasing details on targets or casualties.
Bangladesh has cleared a 50,000-tonne rice import from Pakistan under a government-to-government arrangement, pricing the deal at $395 per tonne and setting up new shipments to reinforce food reserves.
বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তী প্রধান উপদেষ্টা অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস দাবি করেছেন, ক্ষমতাচ্যুত সরকারের সমর্থকেরা নির্বাসিত সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার নেতৃত্বে বিপুল অর্থ ব্যয় করে নির্বাচন ব্যাহত করতে চাইছে এবং বিদেশ থেকে সহিংসতা উসকে দিচ্ছে।
Prof Muhammad Yunus has accused supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted regime, including exiled former PM Sheikh Hasina, of spending millions to undermine the electoral process.
The United Nations has raised serious legal concerns over India’s May military strikes inside Pakistan and its handling of the Indus Waters Treaty.
India’s exclusion from the initial Pax Silica grouping is fuelling political debate in New Delhi and highlighting how the AI economy is consolidating into tight, trusted supply-chain blocs.
Pakistan has rejected allegations raised in a UN Human Rights Council statement, with sources saying the claims rely on politicised narratives rather than verified facts and risk prejudging matters currently before the courts.
Pakistan’s military has sentenced former Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to fourteen years after a far reaching court martial that examined accusations of political meddling, secrecy violations and misuse of authority, with further investigations now under way into his alleged attempts to engineer political agitation.
President Trump has introduced the Trump Gold Card, a fast-track residency programme designed for wealthy applicants, billed as a revenue booster and a premium alternative to the traditional Green Card.
