Explainer

Explainer

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs the Secure America Act, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 10 June 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

What territories and places has Trump sought to claim or rename?

Some of his proposals involve acquiring territory or expanding US control, while others concern changing names used by the federal government

Photo: Reuters

How a glacier collapse triggered a deadly landslide and flooding along the Nepal-China border

A US flag and a US H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes loom?

Inside the dark web: How the hidden internet works

Inside the dark web: How the hidden internet works

NBR Office in Dhaka. File Photo: Collected

What the NBR's proposed taxpayer profiles will track

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken 22 June, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Did Iran shoot down US Air Force E-3G plane near Strait of Hormuz?

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Photo: Courtesy Ken Scar/US Army/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

How has the US-South Korea relationship evolved under Trump?

Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Los Angeles International Airport before leaving for Las Vegas. Photo: Reuters

What would a US claim over the Strait of Hormuz mean?

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. Photo: US Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

How long can the US keep its blockade of Iran in place?

The diamond ring effect is seen during the total solar eclipse from Villa Chocon, Neuquen province, Argentina on 14 December, 2020/ AFP

Why Bangladesh will miss the 12 August solar eclipse

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of foreign affairs and defence, pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters

Iran sees Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact as sign of shifting regional order

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of foreign affairs and defence, pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters

What is the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

A launcher of a Patriot air defence system of the Ukrainian Air Forces is seen on the ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

What is the Patriot missile system and why are supplies depleted worldwide?