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Secretary-General of ASEAN engages with Jakarta-based media to discuss 2026 regional priorities for ASEAN

Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted the first media engagement session for 2026, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the session, Dr. Kao hig... Read More


Gaddafi's son killed

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been assassinated. BBC reports that the 53-year-old Gaddafi junior's lawyer told AFP that his client w... Read More


Clintons make U-turn on Epstein testimony as Congress raises the stakes

Bangladesh, Feb. 4 -- Former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the powerful House Oversight Committee in its investigation into disg... Read More


Tariff cut brings Indian basmati back on US import radar

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- The basmati exporters from Punjab and Haryana heaved a sigh of relief after India and the US agreed on a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff o... Read More


How legal obstruction threatens Rohingya genocide accountability

Bangladesh, Feb. 4 -- The latest hearings in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not unfold as many observers of international justice might have expected. There... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN to Participate in the Warwick Economics Summit 2026 and to Conduct a Working Visit to the United Kingdom

Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- At the invitation of the University of Warwick and the United Kingdom Mission to ASEAN, respectively, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat's ... Read More


Battleground Iran: China-Russia factor behind US design in West Asia

Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- As the entire Iranian coastline in the Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf) has enormous economic as well as strategic significance for China and Russia, any ... Read More


US deploys ‘small team to Nigeria, signaling renewed military focus on Africa

Bangladesh, Feb. 4 -- The United States has quietly deployed a “small team” of military personnel to Nigeria, marking a notable shift in Washingtons security engagement with Africas most p... Read More


India highlights Rights-Based, Inclusive and People-Centric development approach at the 64th session of the UN Commission for social development being held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 4 -- India highlighted its rights-based, inclusive, and people-centric development approach at the UN discussion on"Leveraging outcomes of the Second World Summit for Social Developm... Read More


How investigative journalism forced Beijing to recalculate on Xinjiang

Bangladesh, Feb. 4 -- When the Chinese government quietly began retreating from its vast system of detention camps in Xinjiang after 2019, Beijing insisted nothing fundamental had changed. Officials c... Read More