International interest in Balochistan’s mining sector is once again in the spotlight. According to the Chief Secretary of Balochistan, Shakeel Qadir Khan, global attention is no longer limited to the massive Reko Diq copper-gold project. Companies from the United...
On the eve of the 2026 General Elections, a hashtag has taken over social media and moved from the digital realm to the streets: #NotForThesePeople. By Melissa Rubio The slogan originated as a wake-up call from commentators and digital collectives: first, a public...
Despite their long history in the country, Christians in Algeria today constitute a religious minority that faces significant discrimination in the public sphere. Although the Constitution proclaims freedom of conscience and worship, the concrete experience of...
On Friday, 19 December 2025, an investigation was opened at the Paris court against the state of Niger on charges of illegally selling quantities of uranium from the Arlit mine in northern Niger. The Arlit site was managed for years by the multinational nuclear energy...
The international situation at the end of 2025 is marked by a fragile truce in Gaza, reached after months of indirect negotiations mediated primarily by Egypt, with the support of the United States, Qatar and Türkiye. This ceasefire does not arise as the result of a...
The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza did not end with the ceasefire. The civilian population continues to die not only from direct violence, but also from the systematic destruction of all basic infrastructure, the sustained blockade of vital aid, and the violence of...
Toxics watchdog group BAN Toxics raises the alarm over the sale of dangerous firearm replicas, known as “pellet gun” toys, sold in ambulant stores in Baclaran, Pasay City, and Divisoria, City of Manila, and urges the FDA and LGUs to ban their sale and use to prevent...
by GM Forhadul Mojumdar (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman’s return to his homeland is no ordinary homecoming; it marks the beginning of a new chapter in the political history of Bangladesh. This is a return that robs the ruling elite of their sleep and cracks the walls of...
The US and Its Terrorist Partners In the top portion of the image included with this article, General and former CIA Director David Petraeus, who’s been one of the spearheads of the US “War on Terror” that began in 2002, recently sat down to chat with and gush over...
by Maruf Ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has returned home to a royal reception. After living in exile for nearly 17 years, he returned to Bangladesh on December 25. He was accompanied by his wife,...
by Maruf ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) organized a human chain protest demanding the withdrawal of false cases filed against its General Secretary, Mynul Hasan Sohel, and Administrative Officer, Solaiman Hossain. The protest also condemned the...
Bangladesh, which recently witnessed turmoil following the demise of a young radical leader, Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, amid anti-India rhetoric, now gradually returns to normalcy, as the South Asian nation also prepares for its next general election scheduled for 12...