Erdoğan and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Discuss Key Issues in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev in the Turkish capital on Monday, highlighting the strengthening strategic partnership between the two countries. The closed-door meeting at the Presidential Complex, also attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media. President Recep […]

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India’s budget slashes aid to Bangladesh by 50%

India’s budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 presented in parliament today (1 February) slashed developmental aid to Bangladesh by 50%, amid a sharp downturn in bilateral ties post-Sheikh Hasina’s ouster from power. This marks the steepest reduction in regional aid, triggered by a diplomatic freeze, allegations of attacks on minorities, and Dhaka’s tilt toward Pakistan. […]

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Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party is likely to score a landslide ​victory in next week’s lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper showed. A strong showing in Sunday’s election would solidify Takaichi’s grip on her party and give ‌her a ‌mandate for ‌her expansionary ⁠fiscal ​policy, ‌which could heighten concerns about […]

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US envoy Witkoff to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu, Israeli officials say

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s ​senior envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Israel for meetings ‌with Prime ‌Minister ‌Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu ​and ‌Israel’s military chief, two senior Israeli officials said on Monday. The ⁠officials said Witkoff’s ‌visit to ‍the ‍country was expected ‍to begin on Tuesday. It comes amid ​heightened regional tensions with Iran, ⁠and […]

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Bangladesh election: What’s at stake for India, China, Pakistan?

By Priyanka Shankar As Bangladesh prepares to hold its first elections since the overthrow of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party in 2024, neighbours India, Pakistan and China are watching closely. Bangladesh is currently being governed by an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The two main parties competing for […]

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Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in graft case

A Bangladesh court handed down jail sentences to exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, on corruption charges. The court in Dhaka on Monday sentenced Hasina to 10 years after she was accused by the country’s corruption watchdog of illegally securing property in a government land project near the […]

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Azerbaijan’s Corridor Strategy: Building a Network, Not a Single Route

By Seymur Mammadov In the South Caucasus today, transport corridors are no longer merely lines on the map. They have become instruments of power, influence, and long-term geopolitical positioning. Whoever controls connectivity shapes trade flows, political alignments, and ultimately the region’s future. Against this backdrop, Azerbaijan’s simultaneous engagement with both the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway and […]

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Shoigu says Russia supports China’s position on Taiwan

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, state news agency TASS reported on Sunday. China and Russia have forged close ties in recent years and declared a “no limits” strategic partnership days before Russian President Vladimir Putin sent tens of thousands of […]

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India’s new budget bets on AI, data centers to sustain growth

NEW DELHI: India’s latest budget has emerged as one of its most technology-focused, with new measures to utilize artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing, and expand digital infrastructure aimed at offsetting the impact of global tariff wars. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2026-27 budget in parliament on Sunday, saying it would “accelerate and sustain economic growth […]

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Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces new impeachment complaints

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte faced another round of impeachment complaints on Monday after surviving attempts to remove her last year, with rights groups and activists accusing her of betraying the public’s trust, corruption and other crimes. The daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte is widely seen as a frontrunner for the 2028 presidential election […]

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