Shai Masot, a senior political officer at the Israeli embassy in the UK, was forced to resign, Al Jazeera learns.
Category: Int’l relations
US visa-free residency for Cubans ends
President Barack Obama has ended the longstanding policy that grants residency to Cubans who arrive in the US without visas. The 20-year-old policy allows Cuban migrants who reach US soil to become legal permanent residents after a year.
India prefers Mongla to set up SEZ: Envoy
Khulna – India has identified Mongla as one of the potential locations for establishing a special economic zone for Indian companies. “A feasibility study on Mongla SEZ is going on, and will be completed soon,” said Indian High Commissioner to…
Mexican President Again Rules Out Paying for Wall on US Border
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Wednesday that he wanted good relations with the incoming Trump administration in the U.S., but he repeated that Mexico would not pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.”All the issues that define our…
All parties will have trust in new EC and join polls, hopes PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that all the political parties will have the trust in the new Election Commission to be constituted by the President and join the next general election.“The President has already taken an initiative to…
Heading towards solution to Rohingya issue: FM
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Bangladesh is “quite evidently” heading towards next step to have a permanent solution to Rohingya issue.“Surely, they’ll have to take back their (Myanmar) nationals….we’re heading towards next step quite evidently,” he told…
World Report 2017
Donald Trump’s election as US president after a campaign fomenting hatred and intolerance, and the rising influence of political parties in Western Europe that reject universal rights, have put the postwar human rights system at risk. source:Human Rights Watch
Chief US spy James Clapper denies Trump leak claim
The head of US spy agencies has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that US intelligence leaked content from a classified briefing. Mr Trump accused US spies of leaking allegations that Russia had compromising material on him. But James Clapper, director…
Palestinians in Israel strike over home demolitions
Half a million Palestinian citizens in Israel and East Jerusalem face displacement as a result of Israeli demolitions. Palestinian citizens of Israel have announced a nationwide strike after Israeli authorities demolished 11 Palestinian homes.
Trump: ‘I think it was Russia’ – CNN
(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday he believes Russia was responsible for hacking ahead of the election but contemptuously rejected allegations that Moscow mounted a campaign to compromise him.
Trump condemns spy agency ‘leak’ of ‘fake news’
President-elect Donald Trump has accused US intelligence agencies of leaking allegations that Russia has compromising material on him.
Take back your nationals, PM to Myanmar
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to Myanmar to take back its nationals from Bangladesh. She made the call when visiting Myanmar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin met her…
EC dialogue: AL for introducing e-voting
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her party does not want any controversy over elections in the future as it wants the party that will be voted by people to govern the country.”Awami League is…
Sri Lanka: Adopt task force’s justice proposals
Sri Lanka’s government should promptly implement recommendations on transitional justice proposed by the Consultation Task Force (CTF) in a report released on January 3, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The report reflects the first broad survey of Sri Lankan…
Lines from Barack Obama’s farewell address
(CNN)President Barack Obama bid farewell on Tuesday night in a formal address to the nation from his adopted hometown of Chicago, calling on the country to be “anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy.” The speech centered on the values of…
Democracy needs you, says outgoing President Obama
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years ago when he took office, he told thousands…
US allies ‘dumbfounded,’ ‘panicked’ by Trump
If you think President-elect Donald Trump’s regular attacks on his own intelligence are strange, imagine how it looks to people living in other countries.Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, said on Tuesday morning that America’s allies across the world feel…
Truck rams police officers during Mexico gas protest
A protest in Baja California, Mexico turned violent over the weekend as demonstrations against soaring gas prices continued across the country. Some U.S. border crossings closed temporarily as a result of the protests elsewhere.Protests started a week ago when Mexico…
Beijing chalks out yearlong progs with Dhaka to mark 2017
Dhaka – The Chinese government has chalked out yearlong events to be held in Bangladesh and China to mark the ‘Year of Friendship and Exchanges’, including high-level visits, fairs, cultural events, to further strengthen the bilateral relations.
China is rattled over Taiwan leader’s visit to Houston
China delivered yet another stern warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday night, saying in the state-run Global Times tabloid that it would “take revenge” if the incoming president abandoned its decades-old “One China” policy toward Taiwan.The latest threat…
US: Trump’s Justice, CIA Picks Threaten Rights
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as United States attorney general reinforces fears that Trump’s administration will threaten human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today. Sessions has said that he supports the use of torture and…
A blueprint for reforming American security sector assistance
Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has spent more than $250 billion building up military and police forces around the world. From attempts to build whole armies in Iraq and Afghanistan to efforts to help Yemen or Nigeria…
‘Missing element’ found in Earth’s core
Japanese scientists believe they have established the identity of a “missing element” within the Earth’s core. They have been searching for the element for decades, believing it makes up a significant proportion of our planet’s centre, after iron and nickel.…
Trump son-in-law role needs review, Democrats say
Democrats have called for US President-elect Donald Trump’s naming of his son-in-law as a top adviser to be reviewed over concerns of nepotism and conflict of interest. A group wants the Justice Department and Office of Government Ethics to scrutinise…
Ronaldo, FIFAP layer of the Year Winners
Dhaka, Jan 10 – FIFA player of the year winners (combined with France Football magazine Golden Ball award from 2010): 2010_Lionel Messi, Argentina 2011_Lionel Messi, Argentina 2012_Lionel Messi, Argentina 2013_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 2014_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
Indian cooperation can help end border killing: BGB DG
Lalmonirhat, Jan 10 – Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Maj Gen Abul Hossain has said border killing can be reduced to the zero level if Indian authorities ensure their cooperation.
Myanmar special envoy to discuss Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Bangladesh will reiterate its position and seek a permanent solution to the Rohingya issue, it was announced, as Myanmar’s special envoy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin arrives here on Tuesday.
McDonald’s gives up control of its China business in $2 billion deal
McDonald’s is selling off most of its China business in a deal worth as much as $2.1 billion.Citic, a massive Chinese financial firm, is taking the majority stake in McDonald’s (MCD) operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.U.S. private equity…
Golden Globes 2017: La La Land sweeps awards
Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes.It won every award it was nominated for – including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song.Its stars Emma…
HC orders issuing circular to write prescription clearly
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.