World | - Part 43

Business and Commerce Top Stories World

Oil prices rises after reversal of license of US’s leading oil company to operate in Venezuela.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Oil prices edged up after sliding in the previous two sessions, with supply worries resurfacing after US President Donald Trump announced a reversal of a license given to US’s...

Nation Top Stories World

India criticises Pakistan at UNHRC, calls failed state reliant on international aid.

Deepak BoraFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

At the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, India strongly criticized Pakistan, calling it a failed state reliant on international aid. Kshitij Tyagi,...

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Zelenskyy visits White House for agreement allowing USA to access Ukraine’s rare minerals.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House tomorrow to sign a significant agreement granting the rights to the USA for...

Politics Top Stories World

New coalition govt in Austria, five months of political deadlock ends.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Austriа’s conservative People’s Party, centre-left Social Democrats, and liberal Neos reached a deal to form a new coalition government, ending five months of political deadlock. The agreement follows September’s...

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Lakhs of devotees flock to Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple for Mahashivaratri.

ION correspondentFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

In Nepal, lakhs of devotees, saints and visitors coming from different parts of Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and others have queued to pay obeisance to Pashupatinath temple on...

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MoS Margherita to embark on 9-day visit to Uruguay, Bahamas, Barbados, Nicaragua.

ION correspondentFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita will embark on a nine-day visit to Uruguay, Bahamas, Barbados, and Nicaragua from Friday. During his visit to Uruguay, the Minister...

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Final hearing of South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment trial opens in his absence.

ION correspondentFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

The final hearing of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial opened today in his absence amid keen attention on what the President will say in his last...

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Crime rate in Bangladesh surges under Yunus-led interim govt.

ION correspondentFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

In Bangladesh, the crime rate is increasing at an alarming rate. According to the police data, the cases of murder, abduction, robbery, burglary, and theft have all seen a...

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American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi diverted to Rome over suspected bomb threat.

ION correspondentFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 2025

An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi was diverted to Rome, Italy, last evening following a ‘suspected bomb threat’. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft was carrying 199 passengers...

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US federal staff asked to report last week’s work via email by Monday or resign.

ION correspondentFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 2025

In the U.S., the deadline for federal government employees to submit their work accomplishments from the previous week ends tonight. The Trump administration sent emails to more than 2.5...