International

Milan bans outdoor smoking

BSS Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country’s toughest ban comes into

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100

Int’l Desk: Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has

All but two feared dead after South Korea plane crashes with 181 aboard

So far, two people rescued — both are flight attendants — 120 dead AFP, South Korea A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

Global hunger is rising, but total humanitarian aid from wealthy nations to UN is shrinking UN projects at least 117m will go without aid in 2025 Germany, a top UN

Elon Musk to attend Dhaka investment conference

TDS Desk Bangladesh is set to host an international investment conference in April 2025, and global business magnate Elon Musk is expected to attend this landmark event in Dhaka. According

Tulip Siddiq questioned by officials over £4bn fraud allegations

TDS Desk: Tulip Siddiq, Minister of the ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom, has been interviewed by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team over allegations that she helped