Iranian authorities yesterday (21 January) said 3,117 people were killed during protests that first erupted in late December, but activists said the actual toll risked being many times higher due to a crackdown that suppressed the demonstrations. Demonstrations and strikes initially sparked by economic grievances turned into a mass movement against the clerical leadership that […]
Read MoreVietnam Communist Party delegates begin voting on Thursday in a process that will end with the selection of its general secretary, officials and state media said, as the party shortened its congress in a sign of broad consensus for the reappointment of current leader To Lam. The congress of the ruling Communist Party, held once […]
Read MoreThe Syrian government’s rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits told Reuters. The accounts, not previously reported and shared on condition of anonymity, showed that the US […]
Read MoreThe Bangladesh cricket team will not travel to India to play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul told journalists after a meeting with the players and officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today (22 January). He said the decision not to take part in the World Cup […]
Read MoreEuropeans should avoid “reflexive anger” and sit down with US President Donald Trump in Davos to hear his arguments about acquiring Greenland, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today (21 January). Trump was on his way to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, which has been overshadowed by a […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, Jan 21 : In what may further escalate Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions, Kabul on Wednesday announced that medicines imported from the neighbouring country will not be sold after February 9, urging traders to complete all related commercial transactions before the deadline, according to reports. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has stated that only 19 days […]
Read MoreIndia said it plans to double bilateral trade with the UAE to $200 billion by 2032, in a step toward diversifying its partnerships as a deal with the Asian country’s biggest trading partner, the U.S., remains elusive. In a whirlwind, three-hour long meeting late Monday between UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP), the Foreign Office announced on Wednesday, as Islamabad aims to contribute to stability in Gaza. The decision has been taken as part of Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to support the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan under the framework of United Nations […]
Read MoreIn a thought-provoking Christian Science Monitor article, Alexander Thompson examines how shrinking glaciers across Central Asia are forcing regional governments to rethink long-standing water politics as climate change reshapes their most vital shared resource. You can hear and feel the Adygene Glacier melting under the cloudless August sky. Every step through the inch-and-a-half layer of […]
Read MoreSlovakia’s and Kyrgyzstan’s ambassadors to Azerbaijan, Elchin Gasymov and Maksat Mamitkanov, have discussed opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation. “Pleased to meet my colleague, Amb. Maksat Mamitkanov. Productive introductory discussions on regional matters and opportunities for our countries,” The Caspian Post reports via Gasymov’s message on X. Slovakia-Azerbaijan relations are based on diplomatic cooperation, trade, and […]
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