Former British Special Forces officers have said they were allowed to kill anyone, including children, on suspicion of Taliban while serving in Afghanistan. The BBC reported that this information has emerged from an investigation into possible war crimes committed by the UK in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the Afghanistan Inquiry Committee released details of seven secret […]
Read MorePakistan’s sugar exports to Afghanistan recorded a dramatic increase of 3473% in the first half of FY 2024-25, according to ARY News. This sharp rise has made sugar the largest contributor to Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan, showing a record 3473 per cent increase from July to December 2024. Official data revealed that sugar exports reached […]
Read MoreThe United States will lift ‘sanctions’ on many Indian nuclear energy companies. This was announced by the country’s National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan during his visit to Delhi. Speaking at an event at IIT Delhi on Monday, he said that the United States is finalizing the necessary steps to remove the long-standing restrictions that have […]
Read MoreKazakhstan will modernize nine border checkpoints with China, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan this year, aiming to increase throughput capacity sixfold from 170 to 960 vehicles daily and reduce border crossing time to 30 minutes, the Prime Minister’s press service reported on Jan. 10. An automated electronic queue system, accessible via the Qoldau.kz platform and CargoRuqsat mobile […]
Read MoreTwo senior officials from TikTok’s South Asia office visited Bhutan from January 7 to 9, initiating discussions with various agencies to explore a potential partnership. The visit, facilitated by the Bhutan Information, Communication, and Media Authority (BICMA), focused on fostering collaboration, understanding TikTok’s operational framework, and providing guidance for the regulation of Bhutanese TikTok users. […]
Read MoreProtesters supporting and opposing the embattled Yoon braved freezing temperatures to stage rallies on the streets around the presidential compound on Wednesday after a court re-issued a warrant on Tuesday to arrest him. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top […]
Read MoreA deepening slowdown is raising concerns that a three-year boom wasn’t the start of a new era but a blip. For years, India’s booming economy fueled exuberance that the South Asian nation had entered a new era of faster growth, powering its markets to new heights and raising expectations it would exit the trenches of […]
Read MoreThe visit, his first for bilateral talks outside of international meetings, shows Japan’s commitment to further those ties even as the US presence in the region may decrease after President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began a trip to Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an […]
Read MoreBangladesh has slipped three places in the world’s most powerful passport index in 2025. Bangladesh’s position in the new list is now 100th. In the previous index, Bangladesh was ranked 97th. The ‘Henley Passport Index’ is published every year. This index is prepared based on the documents of the International Air Transport Association (International Air […]
Read MoreThe party of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the aunt of Labour Party minister Tulip Siddique, has been accused of campaigning for UK Prime Ministerial candidate Sir Keir Starmer in the UK election, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph. The Telegraph reported that activists representing the UK branch of Bangladesh’s Awami League, the […]
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