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Jaishankar's high-stakes diplomatic tour: EAM to visit UAE this week, first visit amid Middle East conflict

India, April 8 -- Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week, marking his first visit to the country since the escalation of conflict in Wes... Read More


Trump: China prompted Iran to negotiate ceasefire, AFP reports

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- US President Donald Trump told AFP on Thursday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States. The Chinese foreign min... Read More


"Is Pakistan doing the bidding of China?" Former US Treasury Counterterrorism analyst questions Pak role in US-Iran mediation

Washington DC, April 8 -- After the US and Iran agreed to a two week ceasefire and held out hopes for lasting peace, Pakistan took much of the credit for playing mediator between the two countries. H... Read More


Ex-Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chy arrested, sent to jail

Dhaka, April 8 -- A Dhaka court ordered former Speaker of Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to be sent to jail after her arrest in a case filed over an attempted murder during the July Uprising. Th... Read More


Tradewind Finance Extends Client Facility to $50 Million Within 48 Hours to Support Middle East Trade Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruption

Punjab, April 8 -- MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Tradewind Finance has expanded an existing client facility from $45 million to $50 million within 48 hours, enabling the ... Read More


Candace Owens slams Trump as Iran deadline looms: 'Willing to sacrifice Charlie Kirk, every American for Greater Israel'

India, April 8 -- Conservative podcaster Candace Owens slammed President Donald Trump ahead of his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. The nation had closed the vital passageway, leading t... Read More


India Convenes First BRICS Education Senior Officials' Meeting Under 2026 Presidency

India, April 8 -- Under its BRICS Presidency for 2026, India, through the Ministry of Education, convened the first Senior Officials' Meeting in the Education Track in a virtual format. The meeting ma... Read More


Iran has won, US has lost: AISPLB General Secretary congratulates Iran after Trump announces "double-sided" ceasefire

Lucknow, April 8 -- Following the agreement of a two-week "double-sided" ceasefire between the US and Iran, General Secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB), Maulana Yasoob Abbas, o... Read More


Regulator smells plot to destabilise BD forex mkt

Dhaka, April 8 -- Bangladesh Bank smells a plot by vested groups to destabilise exchange rate through creating artificial crisis on Bangladesh's foreign-exchange market to cash in on the Mideast mayhe... Read More


Senior Party official's Cambodia visit expected to promote comprehensive cooperation to new height

Phnom Penh, April 8 -- The upcoming official visit to Cambodia by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on April 10 ... Read More