Seoul, Nov 19 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung approved Wednesday a 30-day extension of an ongoing special counsel investigation into allegations surrounding South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, his office said. A team, led by special...
Brussels, Nov 19 (IANS) The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new package on military mobility and a defense industry transformation roadmap, as part of its broader push to strengthen Europe's defence readiness. The proposed package on military mobility aimed...
Tokyo, Nov 19 (IANS) A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the government to pay around 3.9 billion Yen (25 million US dollars) in damages to residents around Atsugi air base near Tokyo for health hazards and psychological distress due to...
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat on Tuesday slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, asserting that a government backed by Islamist extremists would never understand the party’s relationship with India. The statement...
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on longstanding ties with Afghan insurgents, cross-border sanctuaries for proxies and a security establishment that believed it could coax Kabul, a report said on Tuesday. It added that after the Afghan...
Dhaka: The 2024 July Uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year political tenure transformed Bangladesh's political landscape. With anti-Hasina forces grabbing power, the political culture shifted and Bangladesh's foreign policy took a spin as its old friend India came to be...
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) At least 1,649 people have been arrested by Bangladesh police in 24 hours across the country following the death sentence of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, local media reported on Tuesday. The verdict triggered incidents of...
New York, Nov 17 (IANS) Facing a rising revolt in the Republican Party, US President Donald Trump has reversed course very publicly on one of his hardline positions, telling the party members of Congress to vote for the release of...
Naypyidaw, Nov 17 (IANS) China’s involvement in cyber scam centres in Myanmar represents just one aspect of a broader strategy to exploit the country’s governance collapse for resource extraction, a report highlighted on Monday. It added that by publicly conducting...
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir, once regarded as a "defender" of Muslim causes is now facing scathing criticism, accused of bartering Pakistan's principles for personal or institutional benefit, a report said on Monday. It added that,...
New York, Nov 17 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has urged the foreign governments to reject Myanmar junta’s plans to hold elections from late December 2025 through January 2026, arguing that polls will not be free,...
Bandar Seri Begawan, Nov 16 (IANS) Brunei's Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE), in collaboration with Singapore's Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and the Singapore Food Agency, will conduct a joint feasibility study on establishing a Brunei-Singapore Agri-Tech Food...