Bangladesh’s newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), which emerged from last year’s student-led agitation, has announced an electoral alliance with Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the ...
Bangladesh ramps up rhetoric, Indian agencies push back
Tensions escalated over comments on minority violence and the murder of student leader Hadi, with both nations lodging formal protests amid upcoming elections.
Bangladesh student protest group forms election alliance with Islamists
The Jamaat said on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with the student-led National Citizen Party. Some NCP members cautioned against the move. The majority-Muslim country has been in turmoil ...
China expands nuclear warhead manufacturing capacity, research finds
China is rapidly overhauling a network of secret facilities used to manufacture warhead components as it expands its nuclear stockpile faster than any other country, according to an analysis of ...
China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the ...
Armenia’s $500 million AI center raises security and sovereignty concerns
In the modern era of rapidly developing digital technologies, improving cybersecurity systems has become a top priority for national governments. Along with its pivotal role in driving the ...
Singapore’s stock market: A fruitful 2025, plenty of room for optimism in 2026
With initiatives like a tie-up with Nasdaq to come, investor confidence in SGX is poised to continue. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Kyrgyzstan’s som-pegged KGST stablecoin goes live on Binance
Kyrgyzstan has launched a new stablecoin, KGST, on Binance, which is linked to its national currency, the som. The country also introduced a USD-pegged, gold-backed stablecoin called USDKG and plans ...
Israel’s tech sector says more staff seek relocation abroad-report
Requests to relocate abroad by Israelis working at multinational companies operating in Israel rose in the past year in reaction to Israel's two-year war against Palestinian militant group Hamas, a ...
UAE continues to expand its network of economic, investment partnerships
The UAE continues to expand its network of economic and investment partnerships with strategic markets around the world, strengthening investment flows, ...