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Iran offers strait deal, Trump says he's not satisfied

France, May 2 -- Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on 8 April, with one round of peace talks to end the more than two-month war having fail... Read More


Bidding for 26 offshore blocks shortly with baits for IOCs

Dhaka, May 2 -- A much-sought-after bidding round offering some 26 offshore hydrocarbon blocks to potential international oil companies (IOCs) with sweetened terms is expected to be launched shortly, ... Read More


IED blast damages police official's house in Lakki MarwatPublished on: May 2, 2026 5:00 PM

Pakistan, May 2 -- An improvised explosive device (IED) attack targeted the residence of a police official in the Shadikhel area of Lakki Marwat on Saturday, causing significant structural damage but ... Read More


7-layer tea makes Bangladesh's Romesh Gour a local hero

Sreemangal, May 2 -- Romesh Ram Gour, the first inventor of colour and layer tea, lives in Sreemangal, Bangladesh's tea garden rich region located 183 kilometers east of capital Dhaka. In 2002, after ... Read More


India to participate in 2nd Global Migration Review Forum at UN

New Delhi, May 2 -- Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will lead the Indian delegation to the Second International Migration Review... Read More


Party General Secretary, State President receives Japanese Prime Minister

Hanoi, May 2 -- Hanoi (VNA) - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on the morning of May 2 received Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Takaichi Sanae during h... Read More


"Will be taking over Cuba almost immediately," says Trump

Washington DC, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US would 'take over' Cuba immediately. Trump, while speaking in The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner, said that Cuba has ... Read More


Cuba rejects latest US sanctions, calls it 'illegal', 'abusive'; Trump says Navy will take Havana on its way from Iran

New Delhi, May 2 -- Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Friday (local time) condemned the recently announced US sanctions on Havana as "illegal and abusive". Taking to X, Rodriguez wrote, "We ... Read More


Mexico City sinking few centimetres per month, leaving fractured roads, buildings; NASA-ISRO track crisis in real time

New Delhi, May 2 -- Mexico City, which is known as the fastest sinking metropolises in the world and home to nearly 22 million people, is sitting on an ancient lake bed and sinking by nearly 10 inches... Read More


Pentagon pulls 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz says US 'humiliated' by Iran

New Delhi, May 2 -- The Pentagon confirmed Friday it will redeploy five thousand US soldiers stationed in Germany, in what officials privately described as a punishment for Berlin's criticism of Washi... Read More