US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran will have to face “very powerful” consequences if it tries to rebuild its missile programme.This comes after reports that Tehran may be attempting to rebuild its ballistic missile programme at sites different from those targeted by US strikes earlier this year. However, this development is yet…
Members of the London Uyghur Ensemble perform during an interview with The Associated Press in London, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan) It is a soulful folk song, filled with feeling and history: A love-stricken young man tells God about his hopes and dreams of happiness. Generations of Uyghurs, the Turkic ethnic minority in…
Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia (ANI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday at the age of 80, party officials confirmed. She had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to her party, Zia died around 6.00 am, shortly after Fajr prayers, after remaining in critical…
Winter storm in US (AP image) A powerful winter storm rapidly intensified into a “bomb cyclone” across large parts of the United States on Monday, triggering widespread travel disruptions as the holiday season nears. The system grounded thousands of flights and brought blizzard conditions, strong winds and power outages from the Midwest to the East…
Saudi Arabia early Tuesday bombed the Yemeni port city of Mukalla, saying it was targeting a shipment of weapons that had arrived from the United Arab Emirates for a separatist group. The strike marked a sharp rise in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). It also added strain to the…
Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia (ANI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday at the age of 80, party officials confirmed. She had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to her party, Zia died around 6.00 am, shortly after Fajr prayers, after remaining in critical…
President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands at the start of a joint news conference following a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed…
Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met Islamist leaders who are seeking to increase their political influence ahead of elections due in February, Islamist officials in Dhaka said Monday.Abu Sayem Khaled, president of the Bangladesh-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce, told AFP that the visit by Noor Ahmad Noor, director general at Kabul’s Ministry of Foreign…
Pakistan’s former spy chief Faiz Hameed challenged his conviction by a military court which had sentenced him to 14 years in jail, media reports said on Monday. Hameed, the former chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, was convicted on December 11 by a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) on four counts – engaging in political…
Clavicular rose to prominence on Kick in 2025 through shock driven content that quickly sparked controversy. Viral clips, offensive language, and open discussions about steroid and drug use fueled backlash. His promotion of looksmaxxing programs and extreme lifestyle choices drew concern, especially given his age, leaving him labeled as one of the platform’s most polarizing…
US President Donald Trump sent a warning to Hamas that they must disarm within a “very short period of time” as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel otherwise they will “hell to pay for them.““They’re going to be given a very short period of time to disarm. And we’ll see how that works out,”…
Former Trump advisor and MAGA bigwig Steve Bannon has called for a complete halt to immigration into the United States for a decade, arguing that the system is too corrupt to be fixed through limited reforms.Speaking on his War Room show, Bannon said the proposal goes far beyond ending the H-1B visa programme. “So this…
At least two “male narco-terrorists” were killed in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, bringing the total killed in Washington’s campaign in the region to at least 107.In a post to X, US Southern Command said “intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific…
Months after the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, his widow Erika Kirk says grief has not shaken her beliefs—in God, in purpose, or in politics—insisting that tragedy has only deepened her conviction rather than rewritten it.On Sunday, December 28, Erika appeared on Fox News Sunday and said she still had a positive relationship…
King Charles’s New Year Honours list has been announced, recognising individuals from across fields ranging from acting to sport.The full list included more than 1,157 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded titles from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire to the highest honours of…
British journalist Mehdi Hasan condemned “brazenly racist and anti-Indian abuse” directed at Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy and his family, saying such attacks should be rejected across all party lines, irrespective of ideology.In a post on X, Hasan said he disagrees with Ramaswamy on politics and policy but called the treatment of him and his family,…
Vice President JD Vance spent much of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House quietly trying to prevent an explosive political rupture with billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk. As Musk’s public criticism of the administration intensified and talk of a breakaway political movement grew louder, Vance emerged as a behind-the-scenes mediator, working to keep…
A recent report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has revealed that foreign-born migrants accounted for two-thirds of the growth in rental demand across the United States. In states such as California and New York, migrant-driven rental demand grew by 100 per cent, the report said.The findings come amid President Donald…
Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, an allegation Kyiv denied, but President Trump, who just listened from Vladimir Putin about it, said he was “very angry” about the claimed strike.The Kremlin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow’s negotiating position to end its war in Ukraine…
Israel would not exist today if Benjamin Netanyahu were not the country’s prime minister, US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with the Israeli leader outside his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Netanyahu met Trump to discuss the next phase of the fragile Gaza truce, as well as broader regional issues, including Iran. Trump warned…
