Youth-Led Unrest Sweeps Western Europe as French Riot Police Deploy Tear Gas Amid Escalating Cost-of-Living Protests
PARIS, Nov. 1 — French riot police deployed extensive barrages of tear gas and conducted mass arrests across major urban centers on Saturday as nationwide youth and student demonstrations against…
Bangladesh Deepens Cultural Diplomacy in UK as State Minister Shama Obaed Visits Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum
OXFORD, Oct. 31 — Bangladesh is expanding its cultural diplomacy and bilateral people-to-people links with the United Kingdom, focusing on institutional museum partnerships, creative industry growth, and contemporary art exchanges,…
Science-Based Policy and Multi-Sectoral Synergy Vital for Clean Air and Public Health, Stresses Environment State Minister
DHAKA, Nov. 1 — Formulating evidence-based policies and fostering coordinated multi-stakeholder action are essential to curtail air pollution, protect public health, and achieve sustainable climate resilience, Bangladesh’s State Minister for…
Christine Lagarde to Step Down as European Central Bank President Nine Months Ahead of Term
FRANKFURT, Oct. 31 — Christine Lagarde will step down as President of the European Central Bank on February 7, 2027, roughly nine months before the formal conclusion of her eight-year…
Pakistan Reopens Airspace to Taiwanese Carriers in Swift Reversal After One-China Ban Controversy
Oct. 31 — In an unexpected policy reversal, Pakistan has restored overflight clearances for Taiwan’s primary commercial carriers, China Airlines and EVA Air, granting both airlines uninterrupted access to Pakistani…
Netanyahu Cries Foul Over Foreign Meddling as Arab Parties Surge to Kingmaker Role in Inconclusive Israel Election
Oct. 31 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged foreign interference by regional states such as Qatar and Turkey following an inconclusive parliamentary election that stripped his right-wing coalition…
Surviving the Lethal Injection: Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Recounts Ordeal of Botched Execution
Oct. 31 — Christa Pike, the sole woman on death row in Tennessee, has broken her silence for the first time since surviving a failed execution by lethal injection, describing…
Pope Leo XIV Makes History as First Pontiff to Cast Ballot in U.S. Election
VATICAN CITY, Oct. 31 — Pope Leo XIV has made history by casting an absentee mail-in ballot in the upcoming United States midterm elections, marking the first time in the…
Hong Kong Sixes: Bangladesh Batters Pulverise South Africa with Seven Consecutive Sixes to Post 129
HONG KONG, Oct. 31 — Overcoming narrow one-wicket defeats in their opening two outings, Bangladesh produced an explosive batting display against South Africa in the Hong Kong International Sixes on…
Sweeping Reforms Urged for Hong Kong Building Maintenance to Ensure Safety and Transparency
October 30: On Thursday (October 29), the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) released the independent commission’s investigation report into the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire…