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Son of ex-leaders poised to be Bangladesh PM
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2026
» DHAKA - The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption.
Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation.
Hong Kong university axes student union after calls for fire justice
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong university ordered its student union to shut down after a message was posted on campus expressing condolences and urging justice for the victims of a major fire, according to a letter publicly shared on Friday.
US Treasury chief: Beijing's rare earths move is 'China vs world'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled."
Chinese Covid whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2025
» A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the Covid-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
China complains about treatment of citizens at New Zealand airport
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2025
» WELLINGTON — China’s embassy in New Zealand said it had complained to Wellington about "harassment" of its citizens at airports, citing the case of a traveller compelled to hand over electronic devices.
UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» SEVILLE (SPAIN) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.
UN conference seeks foreign aid rally as Trump cuts bite
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» MADRID - Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an "official end" to a conflict that had threatened to escalate into a full blown war involving the United States.
Budapest mayor defies police ban on Pride march
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungarian police on Thursday banned the country's main Pride march from taking place in Budapest on June 28 but the capital's mayor defied them, vowing it would still go ahead.