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A US military handout image it says shows damage after a US surface drone hit an Iranian submarine and ship maintenance facility in Bandar Abbas, released July 13, 2026. Photo: US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

Iran and US launch new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz

The strikes have increased doubts that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last month will lead to a permanent halt in the war, which has disrupted global energy supplies and raised fears of...

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Bengal Council policy brief outlines roadmap for implementing Bangladesh-US trade deal

Tugboats guide the crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026. Photo: Reuters

World absorbs historic Iran war oil supply loss, but depleted stocks bring risks

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Parents' maintenance laws: How Bangladesh compares with the rest of the world

People play in a fountain at the Andre Citroen park as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

France blames US for deadly heatwave

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into 'infinity', Tehran denies US claims

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US waives Iran sanctions, Trump warns Tehran it must abide by agreement

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Switzerland says US-Iran talks continue at Burgenstock, declines to identify participants

European leaders have had to rethink their transatlantic strategy with Trump in power August 2025. Photo: picture alliance/Newscom/DANIEL TOROK

Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally: Study

A burnt ambulance, among the four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisatio that were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an anti-Semitic hate crime, in north-west London. Photo: Reuters

22 countries accuse Iran of state-sponsored attacks in joint statement

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, June 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: Reuters

Israel kills eight in strike on Lebanon; US rescues helicopter crew from Hormuz

A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies

People ride past a billboard depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran June 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan renews mediation efforts as US downs Iranian drones over Hormuz