Chinese fighter jet performed 'unsafe' intercept of US Navy plane

(CNN)A Chinese fighter jet performed an "unsafe" intercept of a US plane Sunday while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea, according to a Pentagon spokesman, the latest in a series of similar encounters in the region.

Trump to Boy Scouts: 'We could use some more loyalty'

(CNN)President Donald Trump turned a Boy Scouts event into a campaign-style rally Monday, starting off by saying he'd put aside the "fake news" and other issues in Washington while addressing the Boy Scouts of America 2017 National Scout Jamboree.

A chill emanating from the White House reaches State Department

Washington (CNN)Talk of a potential "Rexit" at Foggy Bottom, new tests for President Trump on immigration, tax reform and media relations and a big challenge for the nation's oldest civil rights organization -- it's all part of our Inside Politics Forecast.

Australian government backed down on refugee deal, UN claims

(CNN)The Australian government has been accused of backing down on an agreement with the UN to allow a select number of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru to settle in Australia.

Dozens dead after Kabul bomb attack

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)At least 24 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in Kabul on Monday morning, according to an Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman. At least 42 others were injured in the blast.

First Hajj flight with 418 pilgrims off to Jeddah

The first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Monday morning. Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman and high officials of the two ministries saw the pilgrims off at the airport.

Ctg traders count huge losses as warehouses submerged

Low-lying areas of Chittagong city went under water due to incessant rain and high tide on Sunday. The rainfall started Sunday morning and was continuing till afternoon, submerging many areas of the port city from knee-deep to waist-deep waters, causing immense sufferings to the dwellers.

Public admin scy himself complains of ‘ghost electricity bill’

Public administration secretary Md Mozammel Haque Khan on Sunday said that he himself was a victim of overbilling for power consumption at his government house in Dhaka.

42pc GPA 5 scorer from capital

About 42 per cent of the students who have scored Grade Point Average 5 in the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations this year are from Dhaka as many educational institutions offering intermediate course in Dhaka are well equipped with educational facilities and teachers.

N’GANJ SEVEN-MURDER CASE AG for upholding death of 16 RAB members, 10 others

Attorney general Mahbubey Alam on Sunday argued in the High Court in favour of upholding the lower court verdict in the sensational seven murders that took place in Narayanganj in 2014.