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PM returns home wrapping up maiden six-day overseas visit

Dhaka, June 26 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned home from Beijing on Friday night, wrapping up his two-leg six-day maiden overseas trip to Malaysia and China. A China Southern Airlines fligh... Read More


UAE says no threat after emergency missile alert

Abu Dhabi, June 26 -- The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Interior (MOI) confirmed there was no security threat after issuing and then withdrawing an emergency missile alert sent to residents across... Read More


Virginie Efira to receive Leopard Club Award at Locarno Film Festival

Locarno, June 26 -- Actor Virginie Efira will be honoured with the Leopard Club Award at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, recognising her contribution to contemporary cinema, according t... Read More


Rebound in tech shares pushes world markets higher, while oil prices fallPublished on: June 26, 2026 7:14 AM

Pakistan, June 26 -- World shares were mostly higher Thursday, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers' stocks surged following upbeat earnings reports from U.S.... Read More


India to resume issuing tourist visas for Bangladesh nationals from Sunday, signals thaw in bilateral ties

New Delhi, June 26 -- India will resume issuing tourist visas for Bangladesh nationals from 28 June, Sunday from five visa centres, including Dhaka, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has announc... Read More


Crude Falls Four Sessions as Iran Ceasefire Closes In and Goldman Cuts Its Target

New Delhi, June 26 -- LONDON - Crude oil fell for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday as Brent touched $73 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate slid below $70, completing the erasure of most of t... Read More


Rubio Ends Gulf Tour With Hormuz Toll Warning as GCC States Press for Missile Answers

MANAMA, June 26 -- For four months, the Gulf Cooperation Council's member states lived inside the blast radius of a war they did not choose. The United Arab Emirates absorbed nearly 3,000 Iranian dron... Read More


Trump Shouts Down His Own Party, Then Bills Congress $87.6 Billion for the Iran War

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- When Senate Republicans filed into their party lunch Wednesday, four of them had voted the day before to direct the president to withdraw American forces from Iran. By the time ... Read More


McCormick Reports 16.7% Revenue Growth, But the Organic Number Tells a Different Story

New Delhi, June 26 -- HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND - McCormick & Company reported quarterly revenue that jumped 16.7 percent from the same period a year ago. The figure that matters more is 1.7 percent. The... Read More


Bangladesh, China agree to elevate ties with new strategic roadmap in 15-point joint declaration

Dhaka, June 26 -- Bangladesh and China have pledged to take their bilateral relationship to a new level, agreeing to build a "China-Bangladesh community with a shared future in the new era" under a 15... Read More