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Corruption and political paralysis push South Sudan toward renewed conflict

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- South Sudan, the worlds youngest nation, is once again standing on the precipice of chaos. A damning new report by The Sentry, an investigative watchdog group, and a stark warni... Read More


Why NATO is pushing for increased military spending

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- On October 13, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the 71st Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Among many of his statements was on... Read More


Geothermal energy could power Africas green industrial future

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- Africa stands at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. With ambitions to achieve universal energy access, drive industrialization, and meet climate goa... Read More


Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes signal dangerous shift in Eurasian geopolitics

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- Earlier this month, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan formally accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes in Kabul and in eastern provinces: the Pakistani authorities in Islamabad have... Read More


Metropolitan Operas Don Giovanni mirrors a world on the verge of moral collapse

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- The Metropolitan Opera has revived Ivo van Hoves austere 2023 production of Mozarts Don Giovanni. Van Hoves unforgiving approach strips away the baroque ornamentation typically ... Read More


US, UK launch largest-ever crackdown on Southeast Asian cybercrime networks

Bangladesh, Oct. 15 -- In an unprecedented move underscoring the growing global alarm over cyber-enabled crime, the United States and United Kingdom on October 14 jointly announced their largest coord... Read More


Serbian authorities target whistleblower in media manipulation scandal

Bangladesh, Oct. 15 -- In a case that has sparked widespread concern over press freedom and political influence in Serbia, prosecutors have ordered the independent investigative outlet KRIK to hand ov... Read More


Russia targets exiled opposition leaders as FSB accuses Khodorkovsky of coup plot

Bangladesh, Oct. 15 -- Russias internal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has launched a sweeping criminal investigation against prominent exiled opposition figures-including former... Read More


Britain losing control of its borders, Home Secretary warns of eroding trust

Bangladesh, Oct. 15 -- UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has issued a stark warning that Britain is losing control over its borders amid a sharp rise in illegal immigration – a failure she says ... Read More


The perils of politicizing justice for Bangladeshs uniformed guardians

Bangladesh, Oct. 15 -- The recent decision by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to issue arrest warrants in enforced-disappearance cases has reignited a bitter national argument: accountability ... Read More