The United States has said the country is not imposing any new sanctions on Bangladesh but announced a new visa policy to promote free and fair elections. "Under this policy, we can impose visa restrictions on individuals and their immediate family members if they are responsible for, or complicit in,
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Bangladesh quickly becoming a regional leader: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has said Bangladesh is "quickly becoming a regional leader" with a rapidly growing economy, an increasingly well-educated workforce, and a dynamic youth demographic. Blinken said he looks forward to "deepening their partnership" with Bangladesh in the years ahead. "Americans and Bangladeshis are stronger together because
India urges G-20 ministers to look beyond East-West crisis
Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized and developing nations on Thursday opened what are expected to be contentious talks dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine and China's moves to boost its global influence. Host India appealed for all members of the fractured Group of 20 to reach consensus on issues
Why Israel, Palestinians violence may enter a devastating new phase
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East this week to make yet another push for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians following yet another dramatic escalation in violence between the two sides. Blinken urged peace in his meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits
An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West Bank this week. What had already been expected to be a
Blinken headed to Mideast as US alarm over violence grows
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend, the State Department announced Thursday, as the U.S. expressed alarm about escalating violence after Israel's single deadliest operation in the West Bank in two decades. Blinken's visit to Israel has been planned for weeks, but
China military drills are significant escalation: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone, represent a "significant escalation" and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan