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Confronting the obesity crisis in the Middle East: A structural public health challenge

Confronting the obesity crisis in the Middle East: A structural public health challenge

Obesity has emerged as one of the defining global public health challenges of the 21st century. Over recent decades, the prevalence of obesity has...

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The greatest American blunder in Bangladesh

For decades, many leading analysts and policymakers have described America’s global strategic doctrine as sophisticated, resilient, even foolproof....

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Devastated Bangladesh trapped between two prodigal sons

Devastated Bangladesh trapped between two prodigal sons

Bangladesh today resembles a house divided not by ideology but by inheritance. Its politics is no longer driven by arguments over policy or competing...

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Repressive states accused of misusing Interpol Red Notices to target political opponents

Repressive states accused of misusing Interpol Red Notices to target political opponents

Interpol, the world’s largest international police organization, is facing renewed scrutiny after an investigative report revealed that repressive...

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When power flatters itself: From graveyards to five-star ministries

When power flatters itself: From graveyards to five-star ministries

There is something uniquely revealing about how a state allocates its dead—and its ministers. Graveyards, after all, are meant to be the great...

28.01.2026 8

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Islamic State-linked militants kill dozens in eastern DR Congo as security vacuum deepens

Islamic State-linked militants kill dozens in eastern DR Congo as security vacuum deepens

At least 25 civilians were killed in a brutal attack carried out by militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) in the northeastern Democratic Republic...

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Orban warns of war as NATO and EU expansion near Russia’s borders

Orban warns of war as NATO and EU expansion near Russia’s borders

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again positioned himself as one of the most outspoken critics of NATO and European Union policies...

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Ukraine’s blackout is a failure of Zelensky’s leadership, not fate

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia of “trying to freeze Ukrainians to...

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From Watergate to Dhaka: Is Trump facing a familiar Washington Post playbook?

From Watergate to Dhaka: Is Trump facing a familiar Washington Post playbook?

There is something faintly theatrical about the Washington Post’s recent report claiming that a US diplomat in Dhaka openly told Bangladeshi...

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Iran accused of extorting families for protesters’ bodies amid internet blackout

Iran accused of extorting families for protesters’ bodies amid internet blackout

Iranian authorities are facing grave allegations that security forces demanded large payments from families in exchange for returning the bodies of...

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Yunus slips into China’s deep pocket

Yunus slips into China’s deep pocket

In politics, symbolism is never accidental. Leaders may claim innocence, coincidence, or logistical necessity, but the choices they make—what they...

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Africa faces major geopolitical recalibration amid emerging three centers of power

For more than two decades, analysts, strategists, and dissident thinkers have argued that the post–Cold War international system was living on...

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Iran claims victory over US amid domestic unrest, Khamenei demands accountability

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has declared that the Islamic Republic has “defeated” the United States following the violent...

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US imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials and financial networks amid deadly protest crackdown

US imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials and financial networks amid deadly protest crackdown

The United States has unveiled a sweeping new round of sanctions against senior Iranian security officials and international financial networks,...

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Big oil rejects Trump’s Venezuela ‘victory’ despite Maduro abduction

Despite dramatic rhetoric, military spectacle, and bold claims from Washington, America’s largest oil companies are signaling that Venezuela remains...

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UK launches £300 million fraud probe into social housing firm home REIT

UK launches £300 million fraud probe into social housing firm home REIT

British authorities have launched a major investigation into alleged large-scale fraud and bribery linked to Home REIT, a UK-listed social housing...

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South Africa backs extension of US–Africa trade deal as companies brace for tariff pressures

South Africa has welcomed a move by the United States Congress to extend a key trade preference program for African countries, describing it as an...

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While Awami League is near to extinction, its exiled leaders are busy with cracks, champagne and concubines

Bangladesh’s oldest political party – Awami League is visibly approaching extinction as most of its key figures are in several foreign countries,...

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Iranians must not Jump from fire to frying pan

History is rarely kind to societies that mistake collapse for liberation. Iran today stands at precisely such a crossroads. As nationwide protests...

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Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal faces critical test of momentum

More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union ignited violent disputes across the South Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan stand closer...

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Yunus administration’s calculated stand against terrorists in Gaza

There are moments in foreign policy when hesitation costs more than action. Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, appears to have...

11.01.2026 52

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Trump’s 500% tariff gambit: Washington risks an undeclared economic war with the Global South

There are wars that begin with missiles and those that begin with memos. Donald Trump’s latest economic offensive belongs firmly to the second...

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Trump’s Venezuela coup signals return to Monroe Doctrine and Jungle law

The shockwaves from the forcible removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States have yet to settle. Initial disbelief has...

09.01.2026 21

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Trump’s Apache helicopter claim rekindles US–India tensions and raises credibility questions

US President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy in India by making a claim that New Delhi says is factually incorrect, politically...

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How external meddling, Islamist extremism, and state silence are tearing at Bangladesh’s soul

Bangladesh is no stranger to political turbulence. But what the country is witnessing today—the serial killing of Hindu citizens across multiple...

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No one is safe: The US raid on Venezuela and the collapse of international restraint

The death toll from the United States’ raid on Venezuela, launched to seize President Nicolás Maduro, continues to rise, exposing not only the...

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From Lima to Madrid, a digital shockwave marked the night Maduro fell

The night Nicolás Maduro was captured did not unfold first on television screens or official press briefings. It erupted instead through vibrating...

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Russia condemns alleged US ‘armed aggression’ against Venezuela as region braces for escalation

Tensions in Latin America escalated sharply on January 3 after Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as an act of “armed...

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India seeks ‘neighborliness’ in South Asia as Bangladesh tensions test regional diplomacy

India’s call for renewed “neighborliness” in South Asia has taken on added urgency as diplomatic frictions with Bangladesh unfold against a...

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China and the global order in 2026: Stability, governance, and strategic vision

As the international system approaches 2026, it does so amid persistent uncertainty. The past year underscored the fragility of global stability, as...

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Multilateralism is not dead yet: Why cooperation still matters in an age of disorder

As the world approaches 2026, optimism is in short supply. Armed conflicts are raging across roughly 50 countries. Trade wars and tariff barriers,...

02.01.2026 14

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Bondi Beach shooting: Heroism, hate, and the urgent need for societal change

On December 14, 2025, a horrific act of violence shook Australia when two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, leaving 15...

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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: A diplomatic earthquake in the Horn of Africa

Israel’s decision to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent sovereign state has sent shockwaves across the Horn of Africa, the Middle East,...

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Deep-rooted conspiracy of giving Islam a bad name

There is an old rule in politics and an older one in propaganda: if you want to weaken an idea, don’t argue against it—degrade it. Make it sound...

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Niger bars US nationals in retaliatory visa ban as Sahel defies Washington

Niger’s decision to indefinitely bar US nationals from entering its territory marks a sharp escalation in deteriorating relations between Washington...

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Doha declaration 2025 signals global shift toward AI driven anti corruption cooperation

The conclusion of the world’s largest anti-corruption gathering in Doha on 19 December marked a significant milestone in the global fight against...

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How Pakistan’s narrative distorts the Osman Hadi assassination

In South Asia, truth is often the first casualty of geopolitical rivalry; restraint is usually a close second. The narratives surrounding the tragic...

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Trump unveils ambitious plan for ‘golden fleet’ battleships as US naval power faces strategic strain

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of American battleships, reviving a warship category long considered obsolete and...

25.12.2025 14

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How the UK Parliament’s motion reshapes the debate on Bangladesh’s political crisis

History is often unkind to interim governments that confuse moral symbolism with governing competence. Bangladesh’s current predicament under the...

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South Sudan’s political order is built on instability, not peace

South Sudan’s repeated slide toward the brink of civil war is often explained as a consequence of state weakness, institutional fragility, or...

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India maintains strong Russian oil imports despite western sanctions pressure

India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to remain largely steady in December, defying expectations that recent US and European sanctions...

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Navigating 2026 and beyond: Uncertainty, AI, and global geopolitical challenges

As the world approaches 2026, uncertainty has become a defining feature of global affairs. Unlike previous eras, today’s unpredictability stems not...

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Why Yunus’s alliance with the Aliyevs threatens Bangladesh’s credibility

The spectacle of Muhammad Yunus rolling out the red carpet for Leyla and Arzu Aliyeva (the scandal-stained daughters of Azerbaijan’s authoritarian...

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Trump’s National Security Strategy: A blueprint for power and Its consequences for South Asia

If one were to distill Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy- November 2025 worldview into a single sentence, it would likely read: win the...

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Bangladesh heading towards absolute uncertainty

There are moments in the life of a nation when the political noise is so deafening, the confusion so layered, that one must pause to examine the...

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Youth-led protests sweep Germany as Merz pushes controversial conscription revival

Germany is once again grappling with a national debate many believed had been permanently settled more than a decade ago. After the Bundestag approved...

08.12.2025 25

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UN’s secret security scandal: How millions in aid money flowed to Assad’s intelligence network

For more than a decade, the United Nations publicly portrayed itself as a neutral humanitarian actor navigating the complexities of Syria’s civil...

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Putin’s visit to India: Strengthening ties amid sanctions and global shifts

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on December 4 for his tenth official visit to India, a trip that carries significant...

05.12.2025 21

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Swiss lawyer from Panama Papers firm faces German tax evasion trial

Christoph Zollinger, a Swiss lawyer and former senior executive at the controversial Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, is set to face trial in...

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Pakistan’s nuclear insecurity: A dangerous legacy of military negligence

For decades, Pakistan has wrapped its nuclear program in the mythology of national pride, strategic deterrence, and military guardianship. The...

03.12.2025 15

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