U.S. seeks to be ‘friends’ with Bangladesh’s once-banned Islamist party
In obtained audio recordings, a U.S. diplomat in Dhaka described how Washington wants to engage with Jamaat-e-Islami, potentially straining U.S-India ties.
Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza may be a pie in the sky
Israel has objected to the participation of Turkey and Qatar in the boar’; human rights advocates have criticised Trump’s decision to put the infamous Tony Blair as its chief executive, and neither Hamas nor Israel has made a commitment to demilitarize Gaza.
Widespread scepticism over Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
While Israel insists that the board must have its prior approval, world leaders say that Trump has to work within the UN framework and not create his own to serve his interest.
JD Vance: ‘despicable toady for Trump’ – and 2028 candidate in all but name
Vice-president has emerged as key defender of Maga flame – and is backed by big tech billions. Is this the heir apparent?
Why falls are becoming one of the deadliest risks for older adults
Elders dying after a fall is a WHO-flagged major issue
Trump is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests
US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show
With Maduro in U.S. custody, his lieutenants warm to Trump
By Ana Vanessa Herrero/Anthony Faiola/Samantha Schmidt/Evan Halper Caracas (Venezuela) January 16 -Last month, as U.S. forces were massing off Venezuela, government officials here — the political heirs to Hugo Chávez, founder of the country’s socialist state — vowed American intervention would ignite 100 years of...
Why Trump has set his sights on Greenland
Trump needs Greenland to stem Russo-Chinese ambitions in the Artic
Policy imperatives and diplomatic style impede Indo-US trade deal
C By P.M.Amza olombo, January 16 -The recent observation by the United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that President Donald Trump “expected a call” from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conclude the long-pending US–India trade agreement has triggered an unusually public exchange of narratives...
Greenland, Trump and the fault lines of power
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, January 15 – Recent public remarks by US President Donald Trump once again brought Greenland into global headlines as a territory of strategic interest to the United States. Although widely treated as rhetorical provocation, these comments echoed Trump’s explicit...
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