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Panda bonds and renminbi: What may China offer Bangladesh during PM's visit

To cement these financial linkages on the ground, Beijing has additionally floated proposals to sign a bilateral currency swap agreement, upgrade the existing Bangladesh-China investment agreement,...

Aerial view of Cidade Velha. The oldest city in the Republic of Cabo Verde. Landscape of Santiago Island. The Republic of Cabo Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. Africa. Photo: Barcelo

Cabo Verde: What to know about the atlantic island nation

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What is holding Bangladesh back from becoming a cashless society?

G7 logos are pictured on the pier ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Baliboouse/File Photo

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

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Why is gold falling despite the US-Israel-Iran conflict?

Global autonomous reconnaissance craft (GARC) from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 3 operate remotely ahead of the unit's establishment ceremony at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California, US May 15, 2024. Photo: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

What is the sea drone that rescued US helicopter crew?

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported two sets of Israeli strikes had taken place on Tyre and an area to its east on 28 May 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

Will Israel's troops take over more of southern Lebanon?

A nurse cares for a newborn baby at a hospital in Kishanganj district in Bihar state Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters/FILE PHOTO

Why India's fertility rate has fallen below replacement level

NASA’s Crew-12 members, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir walk out of the Operations & Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center before transport to Launch Complex 40, ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, February 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

Who is aboard the International Space Station during the air leak?

An Iranian woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

How Trump's ceasefires are failing to stop Middle East violence

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026 Photo: Handout/Israeli Military via Reuters

Beaufort Castle: a fortress shaped by centuries of conflict

21-year-old Nasire Best. Photo: Facebook

Who was Nasire Best and what happened near the White House?

People bathe on a beach next to the El Palito refinery of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela February 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Can Venezuelan oil save India amid the Hormuz energy crisis?