International

UN adopts ‘Pact for Future’ to transform global governance

TDS Desk: The United Nations General Assembly on Sunday adopted a pact for the future that includes a global digital compact and a declaration on future generations. This pact is

Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s president

Int’l Desk: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician with no political lineage, took oath as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday, a day after he won a comprehensive victory in the

Bangladesh situation discussed between Modi and Biden

Int’l Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden and attended the Quad leaders’ summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday as part of his ongoing three-day visit to

Marxist leader set to become Sri Lanka’s next president

BSS//AFP: A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka’s next leader after a presidential vote coloured by discontent over the island nation’s response to an

How investors buy gold and what drives the market?

REUTERS: Gold hit a record high above $2,600 per ounce on Friday, as the prospect of more US interest rate cuts and global geo-political uncertainty boosted its appeal. Bullion has

19 killed as first phase of polio campaign ends in Gaza

Int’l Desk: Israel’s military continues to pound the Gaza Strip, killing several Palestinians in attacks on Gaza City in the north and Khan Younis in the south, a day after