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Trump administration reaches trade deal to reduce 99 per cent of Taiwan’s tariff barriers

Washington: In a significant development, the Trump administration on Thursday reached a trade deal with Taiwan, with the latter agreeing to remove or reduce 99 per cent of its tariff barriers, the office of the US Trade Representative said. The agreement comes as the US remains reliant on Taiwan for its production of computer chips, the exporting of which contributed to a trade imbalance of nearly USD 127 billion during the first 11 months of 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Taiwan's exports to the US will be taxed at a 15 per cent Taiwan's exports to the US will…

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Tarique Rahman, BNP chief, wins both constituencies as counting of votes continues for Bangladesh elections

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has won both the constituencies he contested as counting of votes was underway on Thursday after Bangladeshis cast ballots in the crucial general elections to elect a new government to replace the interim administration, which took charge after the collapse of the Awami League regime in August 2024. Citing BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan, the Dhaka Tribune reported that Rahman secured victories in the Dhaka-17 and Bogra-6 constituencies. He had contested the elections from these two seats. BNP takes lead on 60 seats Latest vote counting trends from Bangladesh’s February…

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Imran Khan loses 85% vision in right eye, Pakistan Supreme Court orders urgent medical evaluation

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed an immediate medical evaluation of former Prime Minister Imran Khan after a report revealed that he has lost 85 per cent of the vision in his right eye. The order followed a submission by Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae, who met Khan inside Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail and noted that the former Prime Minister now retains only 15 per cent vision in his right eye. A video circulating online showed Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, breaking down upon learning that he can see only 15 per cent. The court also instructed jail authorities to…

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Bangladesh Election Results 2026: Close contest between BNP and Jammat; Tarique Rahman takes lead

Dhaka: As the counting of votes is underway for the 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh on Thursday, early trends indicate a close contest between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, with both sides neck and neck across several constituencies. BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is leading comfortably in his constituency.  According to Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is leading in 22 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami is ahead in 10 seats. The National Citizens Party (NCP) has not taken the lead in any constituency so far. Bangladesh voted to select a new government Bangladesh today voted in a crucial general election to choose a…

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Feb

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Kim Jong Un’s daughter is close to be designated as North Korea’s next leader: Report

Seoul: South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Thursday assessed that teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is effectively being positioned as his successor, marking a potential extension of the Kim family dynasty into a fourth generation, lawmakers said on Thursday. The assessment from the intelligence agency comes ahead of a major Workers’ Party congress in North Korea later this month, where Kim is expected to outline key policy goals for the next five years and further consolidate his grip on power. In a closed-door briefing, NIS officials said they are closely monitoring whether Kim's daughter -…

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Trump holds closed door meeting with Netanyahu over Iran, insists on continuing negotiations

The closed door talks between Trump and Netanyahu were held at the White House, with both the leaders discussing over Iran's nuclear programme. During the talks, Trump told Netanyahu that negotiations with Iran should continue. Washington: US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a crucial closed doors meeting at the White House on Wednesday (local time), discussing negotiations with Iran. Although the White House didn't issue a statement about the meeting, which went on for over two hours, the 79-year-old American president said in a social media post that "nothing definitive" was reached. "There was nothing…

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Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE: Vote counting begins after polling ends in 299 parliamentary constituencies

Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE: The elections, held amid massive security with nearly 1 million personnel, the largest deployment ever, featured innovations like drones, body cameras and IT-based postal voting for 8,00,000 expatriates in Bangladesh. Dhaka: The vote counting will begin shortly in Bangladesh after the polling ends in 299 constituencies on Thursday (February 12). Bangladesh's parliamentary elections witnessed a solid 32.88 per cent voter turnout by noon across 32,789 of 42,651 polling centers, as reported by Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. Voting proceeded without any suspensions, despite isolated violence like a hand bomb attack in Gopalganj injuring three…

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Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, killed by speeding US cop in 2023, wins Rs 262 crore settlement

23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula was doing her master's at the Seattle campus of Northeastern University. She was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle that was driven by a US cop. Seattle: The city of Seattle in the United States (US) will pay USD 29 million (which is rougly Rs 262.7 crore) to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, who was killed after being hit speeding vehicle that was being driven by a police officer, said an official on Wednesday (local time). The incident had happened in December 2023 when Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate student, was hit by the speeding vehicle…

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Ex-Iranian commander claims Saudi Arabia has nukes; did Pakistan leak its N-bomb plan under a defence deal? Details

Former Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Hussein Kanani claimed that Saudi Arabia now possesses nuclear weapons and that the US and Israel are both aware of it, raising question on how the Middle Eastern nation has been able to develop the nukes. New Delhi: A former senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has made a dramatic allegation, claiming that Saudi Arabia already possesses nuclear weapons and that both the United States and Israel are aware of it. Hussein Kanani made the remarks in an interview at a time of heightened regional tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and an…

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Pakistan’s Lashkar, Jaish and ISI trying disrupt Bangladesh polls; Indian agencies on alert: Sources

Bangladesh elections 2026: Indian agencies are monitoring the situation in Bangladesh, as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are trying to disrupt the parliamentary elections in the neighbouring country. Dhaka: As Bangladesh votes in first post-Sheikh Hasina elections, security concerns have been by Indian security agencies, pointing that the presence of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists has been detected in the neighbouring nation, said sources on Thursday. They highlighted that these Lashkar and Jaish terrorists may try to disrupt the law and order situation in Bangladesh.   According to the sources, Pakistan's notorious spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is also…

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