Bangladesh’s political future has become increasingly uncertain since the outbreak of protests in June 2024 against reservation policies favoring descendants of freedom fighters. What began as a student-led agitation has since evolved
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Ninety years ago, on 18 December 1935, a handful of young people came together to establish the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Leslie Goonewardena, General Secretary of
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Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels has successfully navigated the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, though
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Police and paramilitary forces were deployed across Dhaka and several other cities on Friday following violent overnight protests triggered by the death of a prominent youth leader, raising concerns of further unrest
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order recommending the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in U.S. drug
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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an internal review that could pave the way for the first shipments of Nvidia’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips to China, according to
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Businessman Murtaza Lakhani has strongly denied allegations underpinning recent sanctions imposed on him by the European Union and the United Kingdom, describing the measures as “unfounded, unfair and politically motivated.” In a
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The disappointment felt by many left-wing supporters in Latin America has been renewed with the recent democratic victory of the far right in Chile. This sentiment is particularly poignant as it reflects
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High above Earth, some 22,000 miles into space, an unacknowledged encounter in 2022 revealed how rapidly outer space is being transformed into a new arena of military competition. An American patrol satellite
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Across the world today, youth energy is being squandered — not for lack of ideals, but for lack of direction. Instead of confronting entrenched injustice, too many young voices are being recruited
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The UK government on Thursday imposed sanctions on three smaller Russian oil producers—Tatneft PJSC, Russneft PJSC and NNK PJSC—as Western nations continue efforts to limit Russia’s energy revenues while a US-brokered peace
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European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a high-stakes summit aimed at resolving disputes over whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s ongoing war effort. The summit, described
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BP has named Meg O’Neill, the head of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1, following the sudden departure of Murray Auchincloss. O’Neill becomes BP’s first CEO
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The European Union faces a pivotal moment as the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China creates a new era of global competition, according to a report led by former British
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Russia’s government has instructed Russian Railways to sell a 62-floor skyscraper in central Moscow to help the state-owned railway monopoly pay down part of its $50 billion debt, three sources told Reuters.
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