US Congress considers moves to curtail Trump’s war powers

US assistant secretary begins two-day Dhaka visit with talks at foreign ministry

Khamenei’s son Mojtaba named Iran’s new supreme leader

UK seeks closer ties with Bangladesh’s new government

Global oil, gas shipping costs surge as Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz

THE WORLD IN BRIEF

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war

The US military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration warned the intensifying conflict would lead to more American casualties.

UK halts student visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.

Iran denies attack on Oman, calls Gulf state ‘friend’

Iran on Tuesday denied reports that it carried out a military attack on Oman, describing the Gulf state as a “friend and neighbor.”

US-Israel military operation can spur movement in Iran, its neighbors to develop nuclear weapons

The US-Israel "aggression" against Iran could spur a movement in the country and its neighbors in favor of developing nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

SOUTH ASIA

US assistant secretary begins two-day Dhaka visit with talks at foreign ministry

Bangladesh

UK seeks closer ties with Bangladesh’s new government

Bangladesh

US suspends immigrant visa for 75 nations, including Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Afghanistan says 55 civilians killed in border clashes with Pakistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan fires at Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict intensifies

Afghanistan

India’s PM Modi to visit Israel as genocidal war continues in Gaza

India

Nepal’s rapper-mayor in pole position to become PM

Nepal

Chinese envoy meets PM Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh

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