International Desk : :  Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to join the business freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Noting the unprecedented nature of the current c...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Russia's defence ministry announced a ceasefire Saturday to allow residents of two Ukrainian cities that were surrounded by Russian forces, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate. "Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time (070...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for fake news about the Russian army, as Moscow pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine. Putin also signed a bill that would allow fines or ...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : Asian stocks came under renewed pressure on Wednesday and the price of oil surged past $110 per barrel as investors worried about the impact of aggressive sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. European bourses were set for a weak open after Tuesday...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  New Zealand anti-vaccination demonstrators set alight their own protest camp outside parliament Wednesday after riot police moved to end their weeks-long occupation of the legislative precinct.   Ending a previous light-touch approach, hundreds o...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Sri Lanka's public transport was crippled Wednesday as buses ran out of diesel, officials said as the country's foreign exchange crisis worsened with no dollars to import fuel.    The Private Bus Owners' Association said they wer...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : The United States said Monday that it was expelling 12 members of Russia's UN mission from America for being "intelligence operatives," prompting a furious response from Moscow, which denounced what it called a "hostile move."  ...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : The United States said Monday that it was expelling 12 members of Russia's UN mission from America for being "intelligence operatives," prompting a furious response from Moscow, which denounced what it called a "hostile move."  ...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : UK warns Putin could be tried for war crimes The UK government warned Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commanders in Ukraine could face prosecution for war crimes, as indiscriminate shelling hit one city under invasion.   The...বিস্তারিত