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Bangladesh's new PM Tarique Rahman takes power
Rahman's win marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from Dhaka's political storms.
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Bangladesh's new PM Tarique Rahman takes power
Rahman's win marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from …
Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising
The 127 million voters will also decide in a referendum whether to endorse proposals for prime-ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger …
Court says US can end Honduran, Nicaraguan, Nepalese migrant protections
Around 7,000 Nepalese have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protection following a 2015 earthquake in the Asian nation.
Sanae Takaichi wins supermajority in Japan
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has swept a snap general election, handing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a commanding supermajority and a strong mandate just months …
Power, risks, and fragmentation in a multipolar world
How geoeconomic rivalry, information warfare, climate risk, and AI are reshaping global power in an era of fragmented multipolarity.
Political protests in Iran turn deadly, over 3,900 killed
State-organised pro-government rallies have also been held across Iran, officially billed as demonstrations against “American-Zionist terrorism.” Iranian supreme leader Khamenei said the rallies which are …
US abducts President Maduro with assault on Venezuelan sovereignty
In a brazen military operation, US forces under Trump abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, escalating global tensions and challenging the rules-based international order.
Shootings at Brown University, Bondi beach claim at least 12 lives
The incidents occurred at Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island late Saturday night and at Bondi Beach, a popular tourist area in …
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 94, scores missing
Families of the scores still missing after Hong Kong's worst blaze in decades scoured hospitals Friday as firefighters searched the last of the torched housing …
Bangladesh tribunal sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for ‘crimes against humanity’
On Monday afternoon, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal‑1 (ICT‑1) found ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of “crimes against humanity” committed during the July–August 2024 …
Lockdown, unrest grip Bangladesh ahead of Hasina trial verdict. Yunus pushes reform vote
The ex-prime minister is being tried in absentia for crimes against humanity; Yunus’s decision to pair a reform referendum with February elections and Hasina’s media …
Monsoon flash floods leave hundreds dead, thousands displaced in Pakistan
Relentless cloudbursts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other northern provinces have destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, while the country’s disaster agency reports over 650 deaths nationwide.
