The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the US Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and USD 60 billion in overall US assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of US development and humanitarian help abroad.

US President Donald Trump has sparked widespread controversy with an AI-generated video posted on his official Instagram account, showcasing a fictional vision of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip transformed into a luxury metropolis called "Trump Gaza." The video, laden with opulence, bizarre imagery, and self-aggrandizing symbolism, has been widely criticized as insensitive, offensive, and tone-deaf, given the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region.

President Donald Trump said that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for USD5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors.

Baghdad: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, known for promoting the rule of law, returned to Baghdad Tuesday for the first time in more than two years despite ongoing security threats.

London: Karnataka-based writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’, translated from Kannada to English by Deepa Bhasthi, was on Tuesday longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025 in London.

Award-winning Bangladeshi filmmaker Zahidur Rahim Anjan, best known for his critically acclaimed film Meghmallar, passed away at the age of 61 on Monday night. He died while undergoing treatment for liver disease at a hospital in Bengaluru, India, filmmaker Akram Khan confirmed.

For the first time in history, a US-based organization has formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate a former US president for potential complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has submitted a 172-page request to the ICC, urging an investigation into former President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for allegedly aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

United Nations: India abstained on a UN General Assembly draft resolution that called for a de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war against Ukraine.