Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to win the country's general elections, despite the opposition's boycott leaving him virtually unopposed. As a leading player, Hasan has been actively campaigning for the ruling party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Ode to the father: Bangladesh’s political personality cult
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still grieves the assassination of her father -- the country's founder -- nearly 50 years ago, and her government ensures the nation grieves with her.Once sidelined from official history,
Indonesia Delays Purchase of Secondhand Fighter Jets
A Defense Ministry spokesperson said that the acquisition of the Dassault Mirage 2000-5 jets had been postponed due to fiscal constraints ...
India’s Russian oil imports drop on pricing, not due to payment woes
India's oil imports from Russia fell due to unattractive pricing and not because of payment problems, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
‘Like Waiting for Godot’: investors hope for China turnaround in new year
“It’s like ‘Waiting for Godot’,” said Alain Bokobza, head of global asset allocation at Société Générale, leaning on Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play of the same name to describe the many false dawns ...
South Korea Boosts Security for Politicians as New Threats of Violence Emerge
Police protection of public figures is being bolstered after the head of the opposition party was stabbed.
US dad pleads with South Korea for return of his son after mother allegedly abducted him
A Washington state dad is pleading with Korean authorities for the return of his young son – whose noncustodial mother is wanted in the U.S. for allegedly abducting the child overseas.
Old altered image of late South Korean president falsely shared as 2024 ‘tsunami victim’
A doctored image was shared repeatedly in Korean-language social media posts falsely claiming it shows a victim of a tsunami triggered by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake which struck Japan in January 2024.
H.R. McMaster on Iran, growing tensions in Middle East
More than 100 people died Wednesday in two explosions near the grave of Qassem Soleimani in Iran. Thousands had gathered to remember the Iranian general killed in a U.S. drone strike four years ago. Retired Lt.
Iran, the Fulcrum of Mideast Violence
The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in the region’s critical waterways.” It isn’t clear what the countries mean by “consequences,