The US administration is preparing to cancel business and tourist visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The information was reported by the Associated Press (AP) .
At least 30 people have been killed after a massive garbage dump collapsed in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, following hours of heavy rain, burying makeshift homes and shacks nearby.
Global crude oil prices fell on Monday as markets weighed the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran amid heightened tensions over Washington’s pressure on Tehran.
Amid war, economic crisis, and political instability in Iran, a growing number of women are refraining from wearing the mandatory hijab in public. Women walking with uncovered hair are now significantly more visible on the streets of Tehran as well as various other cities across the country, placing renewed pressure on the Iranian government regarding the strict enforcement of compulsory hijab laws.
A rare collection of 688 handwritten reflections and letters by Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India's independence movement, has been sold at auction for nearly £1.2 million, equivalent to more than Tk 20 crore in Bangladeshi currency. Auction house Saffronart said this marks a new world record for the sale of an Indian historical document at auction.
A laptop caught fire aboard an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas shortly before landing, injuring at least five passengers, according to media reports.