Iran President says Trump aiming to bring country ‘to its knees’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s President accused his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday (February 10, 2025) of seeking to bring the Islamic republic “to its knees” as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled … Read more

Russia plays hardball on Ukraine peace discussions after Trump talks of Putin contact

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s point man for relations with the United States said on Monday (February 10, 2025) that all of President Vladimir Putin’s conditions … Read more

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem, claiming incitement to violence

The shuttered Educational Bookshop is seen after Israeli police raided the long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining its owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict saying the books incited violence, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and … Read more

Chabahar Port: Port of contention

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at many countries around the world in the first few weeks of his presidency — with Iran being perhaps the most predictable target, much as it was during his first tenure. So, while it came as no surprise when he issued a Presidential National Security Memorandum (PNSM-2) on … Read more

USAID: Domestic interests, global cost

Having returned to the President’s chair on January 20 and signing a spree of executive orders since, Donald Trump, along with billionaire friend and advisor Elon Musk, moved to freeze all foreign funding for 90 days. The ramifications of this stop-work order were far-reaching, affecting countries as diverse as Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, and South Africa, … Read more

Bangladesh launches ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ after ex-minister’s supporters resist ‘vandalism’

Protesters and observers gather to see the demolished Dhanmondi-32 residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government launched an operation Saturday after a student group gave a 24-hour ultimatum to track down “culprits” who assaulted their activists … Read more