Deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina issues stern warning against threats to ban Awami League

Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) issued a stern warning against threats to ban her age-old Awami League, saying that the party is not a “parasite” or did not emerge with floodwaters. “Their (the interim government) audacity astonishes me,” she said, in a virtual address to party workers and supporters … Read more

NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference during his visit to Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo Tuesday April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) aimed at … Read more

Philippines adds speedy warship to maritime arsenal

The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems”. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems” on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) as it faces growing pressure from Beijing in the disputed South … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees

Joined by fired federal probationary workers, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks at a news conference about the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) a Judge’s order for President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire … Read more