Leaving Russia no longer necessarily means leaving Russian repression behind. According to a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Federation has developed a systematic and institutionalised
A suicide bombing at an Islamic seminary in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed prominent cleric Hamid ul Haq and four others during Friday prayers, just a day before Ramadan. Haq, the son
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is making a bold and risky bet on peace with the Kurds, following an unprecedented call from jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for his
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European leaders have thrown their support behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his heated Oval Office confrontation with Donald Trump, but the widening divide between Kyiv and Washington has left Europe facing
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Copper waiting to leave warehouses has reached its highest level since 2021, as traders move to deliver the metal to the U.S. ahead of impending tariffs, according to data from the London
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Macau’s gaming industry showed signs of recovery in February, with gross gaming revenue increasing by 6.8% year-on-year to 19.74 billion patacas ($2.5 billion), according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and
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India’s crude oil imports from Russia witnessed a significant decline in February, reaching their lowest level since January 2023. The downturn follows the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States
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James Bond, the world’s most famous spy, is entering a new chapter—one defined by the Hollywood ambitions of Amazon MGM Studios. After three decades at the helm, longtime franchise custodians Barbara Broccoli
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Shortly after a tense exchange in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down for a highly anticipated interview where he shared his candid views on Ukraine’s evolving relationship with the
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by Eric Daniel Levitin’s A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics masquerades as a beacon of enlightenment, purportedly equipping its readers with the tools to dismantle misinformation and navigate the deluge of
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi A massive avalanche triggered by a glacier burst in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has left dozens of construction workers trapped under snow. The incident occurred
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China’s technology minister, Jin Zhuanglong, has been abruptly removed from office, marking yet another high-profile shake-up in President Xi Jinping’s intensifying anti-corruption campaign. Jin, a central figure in China’s push to become
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Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI Director has set the stage for one of the most controversial shake-ups in the agency’s history, drawing intense scrutiny from former agents, lawmakers, and international security experts.
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A major investigation has uncovered that Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former land minister, and his family secretly acquired nearly 500 properties worldwide over the past three decades, raising serious concerns over corruption and
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Pope Francis has suffered a serious health setback after experiencing a bronchial spasm on Friday, leaving him reliant on a ventilator to assist his breathing. The Vatican confirmed that while the 88-year-old
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The military’s presence at China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is shrinking as President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign continues to target high-ranking officers. This year, the number of military delegates attending the
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