Students shout slogans during a protest demanding trial of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP Women student leaders, who were “key drivers” in the protest against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh last year, are among the women from around the world who will be awarded by the Donald … Read more
President Donald Trump waves as he walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, beyond just a … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockPhoto The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday (March 31, 2025), with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes. Xinhua said the Huizhou 19-6 oilfield was about 170 … Read more
Palestinians in Gaza marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr on Sunday (March 30, 2025) with rapidly dwindling food supplies and mourning for several children killed in Israel’s latest airstrikes. There was anger as the bodies of 14 emergency responders were recovered in the southern city of Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, which the … Read more
President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on April 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk-controlled microblogging website X on Sunday, March 30, 2025, faced a global outage, including in India, for about a couple of hours. | Photo Credit: Reuters Billionaire Elon Musk-controlled microblogging website X on Sunday (March 30, 2025) faced a global outage, including in India, for about a couple of hours, according to online … Read more
The Prime Minister of Greenland pushed back on Sunday, March 31, 2025, against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Prime Minister of Greenland pushed back on Sunday (March 31, 2025) against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take … Read more
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa standing as the new Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Minister Hind Kabawat attends an official ceremony in Damascus on March 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday (March 29, 2025) … Read more
The U.S. military carried out an air strike on Saturday, March 29, 2025, against the Islamic State group in the Puntland region of Somalia, killing several IS operatives, Africa Command said. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military carried out an air strike on Saturday (March 29, 2025) against the Islamic State group in the … Read more
The protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkiye, March 29, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Turkish opposition on Sunday (March 30, 2025) worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by the Istanbul mayor’s arrest by pushing for early elections … Read more