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Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a US military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and spirit him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States. Washington: Amid escalating geopolitical conflicts, US President Donald Trump has proposed increasing the US military budget to USD 1.5 trillion for 2027, arguing that the higher allocation is necessary for the good of our country. He said that in what he described as very troubled and dangerous times, the defence budget for 2027 should not be USD 1 trillion, but instead be…

The statement from Rubio comes hours after the United States seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Venezuelan oil said that Venezuela cannot move oil or generate revenue without US approval under sanctions, this is tremendous leverage for the US. The statement from Rubio comes hours after the United States seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. US European Command announced the seizure of…

Azizur Rahman Musabbir, who earlier served as general secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was targeted in the Dhaka's Karwan Bazaar area around 8.30 pm (local time). Dhaka: Former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Tuesday, police said. This is the latest incident of political violence ahead of elections in Bangladesh. Musabbir’s killing comes amid increasing violence in Bangladesh The killing of Azizur Rahman Musabbir comes amid increasing violence in Bangladesh, with the model code of conduct in force…

US officials had been tracking the tanker across the Atlantic after it evaded a US maritime blockade, repeatedly refused boarding requests from the US Coast Guard, and attempted to avoid interdiction by changing its flag and registration. Washington: Russia on Wednesday strongly condemned the seizure of a Russian flagged oil tanker by US military forces, saying Washington had no legal authority to use force against a vessel lawfully registered under another country’s jurisdiction on the high seas. In a statement issued on Telegram, Russia’s ministry of transport said the tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, had been granted a…