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Bahrain FM holds talks with UN Secretary General

Bahrain, June 2 -- Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The meeting discussed the latest regional developme... Read More


India's CPI inflation expected to rise to 4.8% with crude oil averaging USD 90/bbl in FY27: Report

New Delhi, June 2 -- India's CPI inflation is expected to rise by around 70 bps to 4.8 per cent with crude oil averaging USD 90/bbl in FY27, according to a report by 360 ONE Capital. This projection c... Read More


Workers' Rights Ranking: Bangladesh moves out of world's top 10 worst nations

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh, for the first time this year after nine consecutive years since 2017, has been dropped from the list of the world's top 10 worst countries for workers' rights, according t... Read More


Trump reportedly rebukes Netanyahu over Lebanon strikes, urges restraint

Washington, June 2 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly taken to task by U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday over Israel's military operations in Lebanon. ... Read More


REER rise signals weaker trade competitiveness

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh's trade competitiveness weakened slightly as the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) index edged higher in April, reflecting persistent inflationary pressures and an overva... Read More


Top leader's ASEAN tour highlights Vietnam's proactive, constructive diplomacy

Hanoi, June 2 -- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's recent tour of three ASEAN member states and his keynote address at the 23rd Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore demonstrated the str... Read More


BLA's War on WomenPublished on: June 2, 2026 2:36 AM

Pakistan, June 2 -- There is an image the Balochistan Liberation Army wants the world to see: a woman in militant fatigues, renamed as resistance and pushed across sympathetic media feeds. There is a... Read More


Trump says Iran wants a deal, but Washington splits on war or peacePublished on: June 2, 2026 2:35 AM

Pakistan, June 2 -- President Donald Trump insists that the Islamic Republic "really wants to make a deal" with the United States and that any agreement "will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those th... Read More


Nawaz Sharif vows development projects for Gilgit-BaltistanPublished on: June 2, 2026 2:31 PM

GILGIT, June 2 -- President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif, has said his party seeks public support based on its performance rather than criticism of political opponents, while prom... Read More


Cattelan's famous taped banana stolen from French museum

France, June 2 -- The Pompidou-Metz museum, a branch of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, said the banana, famously taped to a wall as part of the Italian artist's provocative work, was noticed missing by... Read More