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Yunus invites Musk to visit Bangladesh, launch Starlink satellite service

The statement shared by the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh on X reads, 'Chief Adviser invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink in 90 working days.'

Kash Patel 'pushes back' against Elon Musk's diktat to federal employees

Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration, asked all federal employees to justify their work or lose their jobs

Israel ups offense in West Bank, says troops to stay for a yr in few areas

The refugee camps are home to descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced to flee during wars with Israel decades ago

How a vegan cult leader became centre of murder investigations in US

LaSota dressed in all black, adopted the name 'Ziz' from a comic-book villain, and promoted extreme veganism, including the belief that meat-eaters should face Nuremberg trials

Pope Francis rested during night following respiratory crisis: Vatican

The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalised for a week with pneumonia and a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed low platelet counts

Elon Musk revives feud with Parag Agrawal amid federal employee crackdown

Elon Musk's clash with Parag Agrawal dates back to his 2022 takeover of Twitter when he ousted the CEO and other top executives

Trump administration urges Kyiv to soften UN resolution against Russia

As the dispute stretched into the weekend, the United States was said to be considering offering its version at a separate meeting of the 15-member UN Security Council

Trump revels in federal firings, mocks Biden before adoring conservatives

The president argues that voters gave him a mandate to overhaul government while cracking down on the US-Mexico border and extending tax cuts that were the signature policy of his first administration

States threaten jail time for US officials who resist immigration crackdown

Opponents have raised concerns that the legislation could lead local police and sheriffs to detain immigrants for longer than they are supposed to under federal law out of fear of getting sued

Meloni slams Left, hails Trump, Modi as leaders of global conservative wave

Giorgia Meloni highlighting the emergence of a global conservative movement led by figures such as Indian PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump, and Argentinian President Javier Milei

Discontented Germany votes in election with economy, migration in focus

The centre-right opposition is favoured to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World War II

Thousand set to attend funeral of late Nasrallah 5 months after his death

Hassan Nasrallah was killed when Israel's air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the militant group's main operations room. His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group

'No passengers, no planes': Here's why Pak's newest airport is a mystery

Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in October 2024, the airport is a stark contrast to the impoverished, restive southwestern Balochistan province around it

France, UK leaders head to US to urge Trump against abandoning Ukraine

Both leaders stress Ukraine's voice and sovereignty must be at the center of any peace talks

China urges US to stop weaponising, politicising economic and trade affairs

China will closely monitor the US actions and will take necessary measures to safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests, a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson said

Scientists call for open access to X's data for academic analyses, research

Efforts of a research group from Saarland University, Germany, were halted abruptly when X's owner Elon Musk blocked free access to X's data

Trump, Trudeau discuss G7 meet, stress need to end Russia-Ukraine war

The two leaders also talked about Monday's G7 call that will mark the third anniversary of the invasion and war in Ukraine

Donald Trump replaces Biden's pick for US General with John Razin

This announcement came shortly after the US Defence Secretary fired both the Chief of the US Navy and the Vice Chief of the Air Force

French Prez Macron calls Mulhouse knife attack an 'Islamist terror act'

Prosecutors said that three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect

New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of ATF

Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department's largest agencies