Bangladesh’s Ideological Reversal: The BNP’s Bid for Hasina’s Liberal Image
The formal and decisive rupture of the decades-long alliance between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami marks a seismic shift in the nation’s politics, potentially redrawing its ideological map ahead of crucial…
Afghanistan at the Doha Forum: Symbolic Presence and Regional-Gulf Dynamics
The participation of Afghanistan’s delegation, led by the current caretaker government (the Taliban), in the Doha Forum carries substantial political and diplomatic significance. It reflects Kabul’s efforts to overcome imposed diplomatic…
The centuries-old Christian presence in the West Bank is under threat
The community I grew up in near Bethlehem is being squeezed out by Israeli settlers.
By Rev Dr Fares Abraham
Source: Aljazeera
I grew up less than a mile from Shepherds’ Field in Beit Sahour in the occupied West Bank –…
Pakistan’s civic space still rated as ‘repressed’ and human rights defenders detained
Pakistan’s civic space still rated as ‘repressed’ while protesters and human rights defenders detained across the Asia-Pacific in 2025
The CIVICUS Monitor announced in a new report Tuesday that the main civic space violations across the…
Afghanistan Futsal Squad Sets Sights on Asian Cup with Preparatory Camp in Kuwait
Kabul, Afghanistan – In a strategic move to elevate the national team’s competitive readiness, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has confirmed that the Afghan Men’s Futsal Team will conduct an intensive overseas training camp in…
Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Intensifies with Heavy Weaponry, Civilian Casualties Mount
Nationwide mobilizations and international ceasefire in jeopardy as clashes spread across five provinces
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, 09.12.25 – Heavy fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces escalated dramatically along their contested border on…
Major Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan, Injuring 30 and Reviving Memories of Past Disasters
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Monday night, injuring at least 30 people, damaging infrastructure, and triggering tsunami advisories that sent thousands fleeing to higher ground in freezing…
Defying tariffs, Vietnam’s exports to the U.S. surge to a record trade surplus
Vietnam’s trade surplus with the United States, its main market, rose to $121.6 billion in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed on Saturday, as exports surged despite US import tariffs imposed in August on Vietnamese goods.…
Moscow’s Geopolitical Gamble: Challenging Washington in South Asia
Recent Russian political maneuvers—most prominently President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to India and pragmatic engagement in Afghanistan—signal a strategic recalibration aimed at reshaping the balance of power in South Asia. This…
Syria’s President al-Sharaa Calls for National Unity to Rebuild, Marking One Year Since al-Assad’s…
DAMASCUS – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday called on all citizens to unite in rebuilding their shattered nation, as the country marked the first anniversary of the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Speaking after dawn…