International Desk : :  President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced "partial" mobilisation in Russia, in an escalation of what Moscow calls its military operation in pro-Western Ukraine. "I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Defence Minis...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : Magdalena Andersson was Sweden's first female prime minister Sweden's prime minister says she will stand down after her government was defeated in Sunday's election. Magdalena Andersson's centre-left coalition looks set to narrowly lose to ...বিস্তারিত

News Desk : Hong Kong stocks opened with small gains Tuesday morning, clawing back some of the previous day's losses fuelled by concerns about the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike plans. The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.20 percent, or 39.51 points, to 20,062....বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :   Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, reports Reuters. The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their ...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : At least eight people were confirmed dead in an Islamist militant attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a security official said Saturday, as Somali forces continued to battle gunmen holed up inside the building. "The security forces co...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : : North Korea fired two cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul's defence ministry said, ending a month-long lull in Pyongyang's record-breaking spate of weapons tests this year. "Early this morning, we detected that North Korea fired two cruise missile...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar set out for meetings with junta officials on Wednesday but did not respond to questions about whether she would seek to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Noeleen Heyzer's visit to the crisis-wracked co...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Global oil demand will rise more than previously forecast this year as heatwaves and soaring gas prices are prompting countries to switch fuels for power generation, the International  Energy Agency said Thursday. Oil prices have dropped by $30 p...বিস্তারিত

International Desk : :  Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of carrying out rocket strikes that killed 14 civilians in areas near a nuclear power plant, as the G7 warned that Russian control of the facility "endangers the region". Overnight strikes in the Dnipropet...বিস্তারিত