Starlink updated its product availability map on February 12, 2025, making Bhutan the 121st country in the world to join its footprint. File | Photo Credit: AFP Even as all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and his key advisors, Elon Musk’s Starlink has … Read more
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on the eve of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that a return to Ukraine’s … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a departure ceremony at Marseille Provence airport in Marignane as part of a visit in Marseille, France, on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday (February … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter emplanes for Washington | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) departed for the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action … Read more
The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts. Since Mr. Trump’s inauguration … Read more
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) expressed support for decisive actions by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government for the betterment of Pakistan’s economy. Pakistan and the IMF last year signed a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan programme to … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Germany has extended temporary border controls for six months and informed the European Union, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) as he tries to show his government is combating irregular … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025 and as of February 10, he has signed 61 executive orders, which is more than those signed by any recent … Read more
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (Tuerk) speaks during a press conference about the publication of U.N. Human Rights fact-finding report on Bangladesh protests at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Officials from Bangladesh’s former government and security apparatus systematically committed … Read more
Daily Quiz: On Toponymy 1 / 5 | Many people living in this city call it “Chatigaon”. The Portuguese called it the “Grand Harbour of Bengal”. Ibn Battuta called it “Sadkawan”. Its current name is derived from that given by a 9th century Burmese invader, in whose language it meant “to make war is improper”. … Read more