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Bangladesh steps up road safety drive with a big driver training deal

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Bangladesh has taken a major step towards safer roads with the signing of a crucial agreement to train 60,000 vehicle drivers nationwide, aiming to reduce road fatalities and build a ... Read More


Yen holds ahead of election; Set for 1% weekly loss

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- The Japanese yen hovered around 156.7 per dollar in electronic trading on Friday as investors positioned ahead of this weekend's lower house elections. Despite the stability, the cur... Read More


What to know after scores were killed in Nigeria while abducted Christians came home

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Nigeria is battling militants and it's causing a terrible security situation. Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists killed scores of people in a western Nigerian state that is... Read More


New START expires as US targets ChinaPublished on: February 6, 2026 9:30 PM

Pakistan, Feb. 6 -- The United States accused China of secretly testing nuclear weapons in 2020, calling for a broader arms treaty including Beijing. The announcement came at a global disarmament conf... Read More


YouTube rolls out auto-dubbing globally with expanded language support

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- dubbing feature worldwide, allowing creators to reach a broader global audience as the platform added support for 27 languages and introduced new tools to improve translated audio qua... Read More


Argentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Argentina and the United States agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on each other's goods in an expansive trade deal that boosts a drive by President Javier Milei to open up Arge... Read More


Trump faces backlash over racist Obama videoPublished on: February 6, 2026 9:00 PM

Pakistan, Feb. 6 -- President Donald Trump has faced criticism for posting a racist video on social media. The video showed Barack and Michelle Obama's faces on ape bodies. Trump shared the clip on Tr... Read More


Cuba open to dialogue with US but not under pressure: President Diaz-Canel

Havana, Feb. 6 -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that his country is open to dialogue with the United States on any issue but firmly rejected talks under duress, amid escalating tensions and... Read More


Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as primates in jungle; Democrat Newsom calls it 'disgusting behaviour'

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- President Donald Trump shared a video on his social media account about election conspiracy theories that featured a racist portrayal of former president Barack Obama and former f... Read More


Party chief's Cambodia visit to open up new phase of deeper, closer cooperation

Hanoi, Feb. 6 -- The state visit to Cambodia on February 6 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam is expected to usher in a new phase of broader and more... Read More