Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Russia accuses IOC of 'racism and neo-Nazism'
Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism".
Ukraine twins smiling through bombs to go for Olympic gold
By Anna Malpas in Kharkiv, Jonathan Brown in Kyiv, Philippe Siuberski in Montpellier and Diane Falconer in Fukuoka
Football and entertainment, not politics: FA adopts new policy to light Wembley arch
England’s Wembley Stadium will light its arch only for football and entertainment events only under a new policy approved by the country’s Football Association board.
Swiatek eyes last eight as shadow of war darkens French Open mood
Two-time champion Iga Swiatek targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over the Grand Slam showpiece.
Private wheat imports slump 45%
Wheat imports by the private sector have continued to remain low in Bangladesh than the last fiscal year as businesses are facing persisting difficulties in opening letters of credits owing to the dollar shortage at banks.
Wimbledon to scrap Russia player ban: reports
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, the UK's governing Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) came under pressure from the British government to impose a ban
Export brings $4.63b in Feb, lowest in four months
Bangladesh’s export earnings stood at $4.63 billion in February, the lowest in four months, although overall receipts rose 7.81 per cent year-on-year led by apparel, leather and leather goods shipments, official figures showed yesterday.
ONE YEAR OF RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR / ‘The danger of an all-out world war is ever present’
Famed war correspondent John Pilger discusses the Russia-Ukraine war.
PROJECT SYNDICATE / The Dark Side of Neutrality
Those who would claim neutrality forfeit their standing to complain about the horrors of colonisation anywhere.
The threat of a ‘nuclear winter’
Even though it is a chilling concept, there are credible precedents of nuclear winter.
Why the UN Security Council needs reforms
Seven and a half decades after the establishment of the UN, reforming the UNSC would be a sensible and necessary move to balance the geopolitics of the modern era.
To Washington’s glee, Ukraine war hits Turkiye’s military ambitions
The last decade has witnessed a spectacular boom in Turkiye’s defence industry.
India may limit sugar exports to prevent domestic price hike
India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season's exports at 8 million tonnes, government and industry sources told Reuters.
