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IIT Madras director calls Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike a 'blessing in disguise'

India, Sept. 23 -- IIT-Madras director Kamakoti Veezhinathan has reacted to President Donald Trump's announcement of a $100,000 price tag on every new H-1B application, calling it a "blessing in disgu... Read More


Tiktok to be overseen by Oracle, retrained for US; deal to be signed later this week: White House

Washington DC, Sept. 23 -- The White House has announced that the deal to secure TikTok's operations in the US will be signed by President Donald Trump later this week, ensuring the popular social med... Read More


COP30 must show climate multilateralism works: Stiell

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The UN Climate meeting (COP30) must respond - to the state of the nationally determined contribution (NDCs), to the road map to $1.3 trillion annually of accessible finance, dep... Read More


World leaders unite to back Palestinian statehood at UN

Published on, Sept. 23 -- September 23, 2025 3:29 PM Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to rally behind Palestinian statehood, marking a significant diplomatic shift nea... Read More


US Secy of State Marco Rubio meets Ahmed al-Sharaa, first Syrian president set to address UNGA in 60 years

New York, Sept. 23 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa "on US priorities in Syria" on Monday (local time). Rubio "underscored this opportunity for Syria to ... Read More


Bangladesh leader Yunus arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has reached New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A commercial flight of Emirates Airlines carrying t... Read More


Awami League activists confront BNP's Fakhrul in NY, NCP's Akhter pelted with eggs

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- BNP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders who accompanied Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to the UN General Assembly session in New York have been harassed by Awami League supp... Read More


"Attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions, and unilateral interventions becoming the rule: Brazil's Lula at UNGA

New York, Sept. 23 -- Addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said the world is witnessing the conservation of international order ... Read More


France recognises Palestinian state at UN summit

Published on, Sept. 23 -- September 23, 2025 3:10 PM France has officially recognised the State of Palestine, joining a growing list of Western countries making similar moves ahead of the United Nati... Read More


Maj Gen Kabir Ahmed, Hasina's former military secretary, moved to foreign ministry as ambassador

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Maj Gen Kabir Ahmed, former military secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take up an ambassadorial role. ... Read More