International Desk : :  The Kremlin said it would not declare its official position ahead of talks with a Ukrainian delegation on Monday as  Moscow's assault against Ukraine went into a fifth day.    "I suggest we wait for the talks," Kremlin sp...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Exclusion from SWIFT, a very discreet but important cog in the machinery of international finance, is one of the most disruptive sanctions the West has deployed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.   The move had been threatened in recent...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : Russia's invasion force is being slowed and frustrated by unexpectedly stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops, keeping them outside Kyiv, a senior US defense official said Saturday.   The United States and Western allies are still able to deliver a...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : The foreign ministry today said arrangements were made for Bangladeshis stranded in Ukraine to evacuate the troubled Eastern European country through neighbouring Poland as Warsaw agreed to provide them a 15-day on arrival visa.    “The Poli...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : US President Joe Biden was meeting with G7 allies Thursday to hammer out a raft of new sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine, and will later speak to the American people on a crisis that he warns will cause "catastrophic loss of life." ...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer accepted  Ukraine's independence under international law.      "President Putin in his speech (on Monday) declared in a s...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : LONDON, Britain on Tuesday vowed to "hit Russia very hard" with targeted sanctions and promised tougher measures in the event of a full-scale invasion, after the Kremlin ordered troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine.   &nb...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to the Nord Steam 2 project and Kyiv prepared to sever relations with Moscow in response to its recognition of two breakaway regions.    Zelensky also told reporters that th...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of the ship's maiden deployment at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, Britain May 22, 2021. Photo: Reuters Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for Covid and is experiencing mild symptoms but ex...বিস্তারিত