European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will not compromise on any major issue affecting the country’s democratic process, particularly the right to vote, as polling took place in the Dhaka-15
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The United States has expressed concern over China’s expanding influence in South Asia and is preparing to offer Bangladesh’s next government defence equipment from the U.S. and its allies as alternatives to
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir cast his vote on Thursday morning in the Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar) constituency, describing the election as a decisive moment that will determine the
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India has announced that social media platforms must remove unlawful content within three hours of receiving official notice, dramatically tightening a previous 36-hour deadline in a move that could significantly challenge major
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U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has dismantled a task force she created last year to investigate alleged politicization within intelligence agencies, a move that follows mounting criticism and internal concerns,
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As China accelerates efforts to field a new generation of stealth bombers and long-range strike aircraft, the head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has publicly downplayed the immediacy of the
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Behind a recent high-profile indictment involving the brother of Israel’s domestic security chief lies a sprawling and highly lucrative smuggling industry that has quietly expanded during the war. According to experts cited
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance was historic not because of spectacle alone, but because of what it represented. As the first artist to perform an entire Super Bowl set in Spanish,
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China has released a white paper defending Hong Kong’s approach to safeguarding national security, presenting the measures as essential to maintaining stability in a volatile global environment. The document, issued on Tuesday
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China’s influence in Bangladesh is expected to grow further after this week’s national election, following the 2024 ouster of long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose government had close ties with India. According
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MI5 has issued a stark warning to UK universities over growing interference from China and other “hostile states,” highlighting attempts to sway research, intimidate staff, and shape academic discourse. Last week, more
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A troubling new pattern is emerging in the United States, one that has left investigators grasping for language and communities struggling to understand why acts of extreme violence keep occurring. As documented
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In an age when corporate lifespans are often measured in quarters rather than centuries, Japan stands apart. Scattered across the archipelago are businesses that trace their origins back more than a thousand
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The office of the Dalai Lama has issued a firm denial rejecting claims circulating in media reports and on social media that attempt to link the Tibetan spiritual leader to the late
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Hong Kong’s most prominent media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to a total of 20 years in prison on national security charges, bringing to a close the city’s most high-profile
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