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RMG exports could face 5% EU carbon tax after 2030, study warns
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (646+ words) Saturday April 04, 2026 Bangladesh's apparel exports to the European market could face a carbon tax of about 5% if emissions are not reduced, a new study warns. The European Union (EU), Bangladesh's largest export market, has introduced the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism…...
'Not stunt or April Fool's joke': KitKat launches 'stolen tracker' after chocolate bars go missing
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (280+ words) Thursday April 02, 2026 A mystery over lakhs of missing chocolate bars has taken a serious turn, as KitKat confirmed that the theft is real and not a publicity stunt. In an official statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), the brand addressed…...
Spanish police bust underground hashish route from Morocco
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (213+ words) Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with a rail system and underground cranes to transport hashish from Morocco into Spain. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the structure, concealed…...
Nato chief to visit Washington next week as Trump threatens exit from alliance
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (201+ words) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a "long-planned visit" that comes after President Donald Trump criticised European allies over differences on the Iran war. "I can confirm that…...
At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (451+ words) At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure of tankers, according to Reuters calculations based on market data. The shutdown is the most…...
Eighteen migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (113+ words) Eighteen migrants who had boarded a rubber dinghy drowned today (1 April) in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Bodrum, in southwestern Turkey, the Turkish coastguard said. "Following search and rescue operations, 21 undocumented migrants were rescued alive, while the bodies…...
Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Ust-Luga port again, sources say oil terminal hit
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (377+ words) Thursday April 02, 2026 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday struck Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga for the fifth time in 10 days, and industry sources told Reuters an oil loading terminal was hit, likely adding to Russia's difficulties in exporting crude. Kyiv has…...
Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO's collective defence, says up to Trump
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (553+ words) Thursday April 02, 2026 Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday to reaffirm the US commitment to NATO's collective defence, saying that would be up to President Donald Trump after key European allies refused to stand with the United States in the…...
EU lawmakers press China on unsafe products on rare Beijing visit
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (409+ words) EU lawmakers this week pressed China over a surge of dangerous products into the bloc and insufficient access to the Chinese market as they kicked off the first European parliamentary visit to the world's No.2 economy in eight years. The…...
UK's Starmer, asked about Trump's NATO comments, says he will act in Britain's interest
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (92+ words) UK's Starmer, asked about Trump's NATO comments, says he will act in Britain's interest'The Business Standard Wednesday April 01, 2026 British Prime Minister Keir "Starmer said he "would act in the country's interest, "whatever the "noise", "when asked about US "President Donald…...