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
Watch: PM Modi to visit US | What’s on agenda? | Video Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a significant two-nation visit, starting with France from February 10 to 12, followed by the United States on February 12 and 13. This marks his first visit to the US since President Donald Trump’s … Read more
File picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin talking to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who has said that Russia would reject Ukraine’s offer to exchange territories held by both sides | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he planned to offer Russia a straight territory exchange to help bring an end to the war The … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave from the balcony during the inauguration of the Indian Consulate as part of a visit in Marseille, France, on February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) jointly inaugurated India’s new consulate in … Read more
Railroad technicians work at the scene of a train accident, a collision between a train and a truck, in Hamburg, Germany, early on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A collision between a high-speed train and a truck on the outskirts of the German city of Hamburg left one person dead and 25 injured, … Read more
People walk past a closed stall at Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on February 11, 2025, after chanting protesters were angry over a book by exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin. | Photo Credit: AFP A group of protesters stormed a book stall in Dhaka over the display of books by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, … Read more