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Bangladesh Jamaat Steps Up Attack On PM. A Look At Its Influence On Parliament
The parliamentary election of 2026 became the greatest electoral success of Jamaat throughout its history.
How Gilgit-Baltistan's Sectarian Divide Was Built, Not Born
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) was a syncretic region where Shias, Sunnis, and Ismailis coexisted, traded, and intermarried. However, over the last few decades, this social cohesion has been systematically eroded by political elites.
South Korea's Ex-First Lady Jailed For 7 Years In Jobs-For-Gifts Case
Kim Keon Hee was found guilty of accepting "high-value precious metals" in exchange for favours in personnel appointments, according to the livestreamed ruling.
"Alligator Alcatraz Fulfilled Role": US Immigration Detention Centre Shuts
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, appearing at the remote Everglades site with White House border czar Tom Homan, said the facility no longer held any detainees and had fulfilled the emergency role it was built to serve.
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping In Beijing
Tarique Rahman meets Xi Jinping and signs 13 MoUs to enhance Bangladesh-China cooperation.
"He Is In There": Venezuelan Woman Digs For Missing Son With Bare Hands
Rescue teams and volunteers climbed heaps of ruins that used to be buildings as tall as 15 stories, screaming out the names of the missing.
Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs
Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policiesShabana Mahmood should be moved out of the Home Office and her asylum policies of “performative cruelty” ripped up by Andy Burnham’s administration, Alf Dubs has said.The veteran Labour peer who came to the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia said the home secretary’s talents “would be better used elsewhere in the cabinet”. Continue reading...
Venezuela earthquakes: international rescue teams arrive, as 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updates
‘We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousandsChina’s president Xi Jinping said Beijing was ready to provide Venezuela with “disaster relief and reconstruction” assistance.Xi sent a message of condolence to Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez today, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Continue reading...
US Plans AI Push To Speed Up Visa Processing
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was modernising the immigration system to make legal migration faster while maintaining stricter security screening.
Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countriesTwo countries on Nato’s eastern flank have warned that Russia is preparing a possible “provocation” in the Baltic states or Poland in an effort to test the cohesion of the western military alliance.Western sources also fear there could be danger on the horizon because the Kremlin is coming under pressure from Ukraine’s campaign of long-range attacks on targets near Moscow and St Petersburg. Continue reading...
Revolut pushes new recruits into office in shift from ‘remote-first’ policy
Hundreds of graduates and interns at finance firm will now have to work in office at least three days a weekBusiness live – latest updatesRevolut will haul hundreds of graduates and interns into the office next year, as the digital bank moves away from its “remote-first” policy that has long been used to lure new recruits.The London-headquartered fintech company had previously allowed its young trainees to choose whether to work from home or Revolut’s offices, reflecting flexible working arrangements offered to all other staff. That included the option of working abroad for 120 days of the year, with the company saying it trusts employees to “explore new cultures while staying productive and connected”. Continue reading...
Andrew Tate’s legal claim against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims thrown out
Tate and his brother argued CPS acted unlawfully by not telling them the names before they return to UKA high court judge has thrown out Andrew and Tristan Tate’s attempt to bring a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service after it did not disclose the names of their alleged victims in UK criminal proceedings.The pair are facing legal proceedings in Romania, where they live, but will be extradited to the UK upon their conclusion to face a combined 21 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. Continue reading...
