Jaishankar wrapped up a significant visit to Male on Sunday. During the visit, he assured the Maldives' top leadership that the country remains a key partner for India in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indian Ocean region.
In 2011, Bangladeshi authorities began reviewing the activities of the statutory Grameen Bank and subsequently removed Yunus from his position as the founding managing director, citing violations of government retirement regulations. Under Hasina's administration, Yunus faced numerous legal charges.
A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, before he was met by police mid-way up, French media said. A Paris police spokesperson said they did not have enough details to comment.
Days after Ukraine initiated a surprise military incursion into Russia's Kursk border region, Zelenskyy addressed the situation late Saturday in his nightly address. He indirectly acknowledged the ongoing military actions, framing them as efforts to “push the war into the aggressor's territory.
Amid ongoing unrest in the country, Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus called the attacks on the minority communities 'heinous' and urged the protesting students to protect all Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist families from harm.
More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza that was sheltering displaced people, according to a statement from the Hamas-run Gaza government on Saturday.
Syed Refaat Ahmed took oath as the new chief justice of Bangladesh during a ceremony at the Darbar Hall of the president’s official residence at around 12:45 pm local time,
Sheikh Hasina said that she could have remained in power if she had surrendered the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island and allowed America to hold sway over the Bay of Bengal.
Earlier, Bangladesh chief justice Obaidul Hassan and five other judges of the apex Appellate Division on Saturday tendered their resignation, five days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime amid violent protest.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top aide, Andriy Yermak, discussed India's potential involvement in the Ukrainian peace process during a meeting with India's Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor. The talks come as speculation grows over PM Modi's possible visit to Ukraine later this month.
Multiple families were waiting to cross the border and enter Bangladesh when a drone strike, allegedly carried out by the Arakan army, killed them at the borders between the two nations in Rakhine.
Muhammad Yunus unequivocally condemned the attacks on minority communities in the country and asked the students to protect all Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist families from harm.
The Trump campaign claims its internal communications were hacked by Iranian government-linked actors, raising concerns over foreign interference in the US Presidential Elections 2024.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory near the southern coast of Kyushu. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at 4:42 pm local time near Miyazaki, Japan, reported by the United States Geological Survey.
Indian-American lawmakers Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi said "coordinated attacks" against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh are detrimental to the interests of the US and its allies. There have been 205 cases of violence against Bangladesh minorities since Sheikh Hasina's ouster.
The statement came after a 22-year-old Indian youth from Haryana was killed on the frontlines of Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia had earlier agreed to the early and expeditious release of all Indian nationals after PM Modi strongly raised the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine has not commented on its unprecedented attack in Russia's Kursk region, but troops posted a video purporting to show them in control of a town near the border. The attack caught Russian forces off-guard as the government imposed a sweeping security regime in border areas.
Muizzu committed to preserving and strengthening relations with India, calling it an "invaluable partner" with whom the Maldives shared deep and historic ties. The relations between India and the Maldives came under strain since Muizzu, considered pro-China, came to power.
Hindus comprise about 8 per cent of Bangladesh's population of 170 million. They have traditionally been the supporters of Hasina's Awami League party, which sparked people's anger after violent clashes between anti-quota protesters and security forces last month.
Charles' remarks came after violent riots in the UK after online posts falsely identified the suspected killer of three girls in Southport as an Islamist migrant. At least 741 people have been arrested and more than 300 have been charged as people also held anti-racist demonstrations.
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