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World set to breach 1.5C climate limit as UN urges rapid reversal

France, Sept. 2 -- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said the 1.5C threshold was the more ambitious goal countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, alongside a commitment to ... Read More


Exclusive: Return to Bangladesh not about power but to stand by people, says ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

India, Sept. 2 -- Former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina, in her first telephonic interview with Indian media, has questioned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government's move to link her extr... Read More


Canada and Iran reveal the same problem: An America increasingly reliant on Coercion

Bangladesh, Sept. 2 -- Canada and Iran could hardly appear more different. One is a wealthy North American democracy closely tied to the United States by geography, trade and decades of military and p... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran Accuses US of 'War Crime' After Sirik Wedding Airstrike Kills Civilians, Injures Dozens as Red Crescent Seeks ICC Probe

India, Sept. 2 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: A wedding celebration in southern Iran has become the latest flashpoint in the rapidly escalating conflict between Washington and Tehran after an... Read More


Gold Hovers Near Four-week Low On Inflation, Rate-hike Fears

India, Sept. 2 -- Gold prices hit a four-week low on Wednesday amid hawkish Federal Reserve expectations and escalating Middle East tensions. Spot gold dipped half a percent to $4,309.07 an ounce whi... Read More


India's BRICS presidency and its rift with the US

India, Sept. 2 -- India is assuming the BRICS residency at a time when its geostrategic uncertainty with the US is rapidly unfolding. This is significant as BRICS helps India engage with both China an... Read More


Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh on her own, questions extradition link to Tarique Rahman visit

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she plans to return to Bangladesh on her own by December, questioning the decision of the BNP-led government to link her e... Read More


OVL in talks with PDVSA for $500 million dividend payout in cash or oil

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- After more than a decade of delays, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) may soon be able to access $500 million in dividends stuck in Venezuela due to US sanctions, with the state-run company ... Read More


Oil Holds Steady Amid US-Iran War Escalation

India, Sept. 2 -- Oil prices held steady on Wednesday after climbing to more than one-month highs earlier amid a resurgence of fighting in the Middle East. Brent crude futures edged up 0.3 percent to... Read More


Hormuz Strait's reopening doesn't depend on one party; multiple actors involved: Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Wednesday said keeping the Strait of Hormuz open does not depend on just one single party, stressing that there are a range of com... Read More