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President Donald Trump places a Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Artemis II astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen during a ceremony at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Friday, Aug 28, 2026. Photo: UNB

Artemis II astronauts receive top US space honor after moonshot

The April lunar flyby brought the crew within 4,067 miles (6,545 km) of the moon and set a new human distance record.

Photo: Collected

Bangladesh seeks US cooperation on SMRs, nuclear technology

Photo: UNB

US Congressional staff delegation visits Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Dolly Parton attends the 57th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, 7 March, 2022. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

Trump orders US flags to half-staff after death of Dolly Parton

A US flag and a US H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes loom?

The US state department has extended indefinitely the authorisation to waive the in-person interview for applicants renewing a visa in the same visa class within 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration.(Representational Image)

Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide

The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters

China vows to protect interests as US expands Iran sanctions

Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $20b worth of US goods

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, 24 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan and Iran made 'significant progress' in talks on conflict, minister says

The US flag flies at the US embassy, after Iraqi security sources said the embassy was targeted with drone and rocket attacks and called them the most intense since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations, NYT reports

A mural of Parti Québécois founder René Lévesque adorns a government building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Roger Lemoyne

Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for quick separation from Canada

Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo

Iran claims victory over US as Middle East tensions persist

People walk on Fifth Avenue as President Trump’s new tariffs are imposed, in New York City, U.S., 7 August 2025. Photo: REUTERS

US shoppers tighten budgets, but still find room for treats and splurges