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Omar Abdullah slams BJP support for Nitish Kumar amid 'niqab' row

India, Dec. 19 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday weighed in on the ongoing controversy over a viral video in which Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was seen pulling a niqa... Read More


Jeffrey Epstein files: Trump's Justice Department faces December 20 deadline to release investigation documents

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- US President Donald Trump's Justice Department is facing a Friday (December 20) deadline to release documents related to its investigations into the late financier and convicted ... Read More


Diaspora voting and the fracture at the heart of Lebanons political system

Bangladesh, Dec. 19 -- The recent boycott of Lebanons parliamentary plenary session by the Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb Party is far more than another episode of procedural obstruction in a chronica... Read More


Vietnam reviews five-year implementation of global compact for migration

Hanoi, Dec. 19 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 19 held a conference to review five years of implementing Vietnam's plan for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration... Read More


Frenchwoman sent back from Syria sentenced to 10 years for terrorist conspiracy

France, Dec. 19 -- Carole Sun was convicted at the end of a three-day trial by the special assize court in Paris. The sentence includes five years of supervision after her release and a court-ordered ... Read More


An unequal world

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- A new year brings with it promise and hope. And as we look forward to fresh challenges and big ideas that will come up in 2026, I can't help but yearn for some old-world beliefs ... Read More


Malaysian ringgit strengthens against dollar, outperforms Asian peers after US inflation surprise

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 19 -- - The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Friday, holding at the 4.08 level, supported by growing expectations of a softer US monetary policy outlook and r... Read More


Pentagon deprioritizes Europe and Middle East

Bangladesh, Dec. 19 -- Mere days after the new National Security Strategy went public, the Pentagon already seems to be implementing it. Namely, the War Department (DoW) is preparing to downgrade seve... Read More


Bangla cultural organisation Chhayanaut targeted during violent attack in Dhaka, members demand probe

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- One of Bangladesh's oldest heritage-rich cultural organizations, Chhayanaut became the target of violent attackers who had gone on a riot after the death of Inquilab Moncho Leader Os... Read More


How Trump's Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Donald Trump's decision to impose a partial blockade on Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in US pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but it also risks underminin... Read More