Thursday | February 12, 2026 | Dhaka
AP :UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, has said throughout the world, human rights are being negatively impacted and violated as...
Reuter :International money-laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Myanmar to a group of high-risk countries, known as the ‘black list,’ citing its failure to make enough progress in addressing illicit financial flows.The...
AFP :Australia and Japan agreed to share sensitive intelligence and deepen defence cooperation on Saturday, signing a security pact to counter China’s military rise.Prime ministers Fumio Kishida and Anthony Albanese inked the accord in...
Reuters :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to warn Russia not to blow up a huge dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepare to push Moscow’s...
Al Jazeera :The leader of Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, says she and her allies have asked the nation’s president to give her the mandate to form what would be Italy’s first far-right-led government...
Deutsche Welle :Tunisia desperately needs the funds if it is to meet its enormous economic challenges. However, the loan still has to be approved by the IMF’s Executive Board, which is scheduled to discuss...
AFP :Partners, competitors or rivals? European Union leaders are debating whether to rethink their stance on China as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip over an ever more assertive Beijing. “In the light of...
Reuters :Russia said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had killed at least four people and wounded 13 more in a missile attack on civilians evacuating from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson.A Ukrainian official acknowledged...
The Straits Times :Ethnic Karen rebels in Myanmar attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes.The Karen National Union...
The Himalayan TimesThe Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided not to lower the prices in the domestic market citing huge losses and outstanding dues to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).The state-owned company owes Rs...
PTI :A farmer harvests paddy in a field during harvest season in South Kashmir. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: PTIIndia suffered an income loss of $159 billion, 5.4% of its gross domestic product,...
Reuters :Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritize securing shipments of any kind over burnishing...