Myanmar’s armed rebel groups are liberating one area after another from the junta. This time, another state has been lost to the ruling party. A commander of a junta battalion has fled from the town of Mansi in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state. The junta’s 319 and 601 infantry battalions and 523 artillery battalion are currently […]
Read MoreThe United States recently announced significant military assistance and arms sales to the Taiwan Strait. In response, China has imposed sanctions on 7 US military companies and relevant senior officials. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that it will take retaliatory measures against 7 US military companies […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Moscow’s ambassador to Russia Igor Morgulov confirmed to Russian state-run RIA News on Friday morning. Igor Morgulov said, “As far as I can tell, the appropriate plans are being prepared. It is no secret that the Chinese president will visit Russia next year.” China’s Foreign Ministry […]
Read MoreIndia is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to 1.5 million rupees ($17,590) a year in February’s budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters. The move could benefit tens of millions of taxpayers, especially city dwellers burdened by high living […]
Read MoreIsraeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff and the director of a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave and Israel’s military. The Health Ministry said it was concerned about the well-being of Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, […]
Read MoreChina will launch an investigation into beef imports, the commerce ministry said on Friday, as the world’s biggest meat importer and consumer grapples with an oversupplied market that has sent domestic prices to multi-year lows. Any trade measures to try to reduce beef imports would hit China’s largest suppliers, Brazil, Argentina and Australia. China’s total […]
Read MoreOil prices edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world’s biggest oil importer, while an anticipated decline in U.S. crude inventories also provided support. Brent crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $73.80 a barrel by 0450 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude […]
Read MoreAfghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan. The statement from the Defence Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted “beyond the ‘hypothetical line’” – an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to […]
Read MoreBangladesh must maintain “balanced relations” with India, China, and the United States, as all three nations hold strategic importance for the country, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (28 December). “Bangladesh holds interests in all countries, and it’s crucial for us to remember this,” he said during a national dialogue hosted by the […]
Read MoreBangladesh interim government’s request to India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina faces multiple hurdles, including the bilateral extradition treaty, reports Economic Times (ET). Citing people in the know, ET reported that India is unlikely to “sacrifice” one of its closest allies considering the geopolitical factors. As per the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, requests “political […]
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