Saudi creator Abu Marda dies in tragic crash / Image: File Saudi Arabia’s social media community was plunged into shock and sorrow following the sudden death of prominent content creator Abdullah bin Marda’ Al Atif Al-Qahtani, widely known by his affectionate nickname, “Abu Marda’.” The popular personality, who was just 27 years old, was killed […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faced heavy trolling on social media after a video claiming he had “gatecrashed” a closed-door meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went viral on Friday. The video was later deleted, claiming that it may have been a “misrepresentation of the events”.According to a post […]
KATHMANDU : The antigraft protests in Sept that forced the KP Sharma Oli to resign as PM caused more than $586 million in losses to Nepal’s $42 billion economy, a govt statement said on Friday.A statement from the office of interim PM Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, who succeeded Oli, said an official committee […]
BNP chairperson and former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia is on ventilator support and receiving intensive care for multiple serious complications, according to updates shared on Thursday. She remains in critical condition at the Dhaka-based Evercare Hospital, where a medical board is overseeing her treatment. Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, 60, who has been living in self-exile […]
DHAKA: Violence in an election environment is completely unacceptable, Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus said, expressing concern over an independent candidate being shot at and seriously injured on Friday — the first instance pre-poll violence after the February 12 parliamentary election schedule was announced on Thursday.Dhaka-8 constituency candidate Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancho […]
WASHINGTON/BANGKOK: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had spoken by telephone with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, who both agreed to end border hostilities and return to a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year.“I had a very good conversation this morning with the PM of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, and the PM of […]
COPENHAGEN: The US is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report. The Danish Defense Intelligence Service said Washington’s greater assertiveness under the Trump administration also comes as China and Russia seek to diminish Western, especially US’, […]
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly govts, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine. Using a special procedure meant for economic emergencies, the EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on […]
new video loaded: Cyclone Aftermath In Sri Lanka Mujib Mashal, our South Asia bureau chief, takes us to Kandy in Sri Lanka, which suffered the worst of the devastation from last month’s cyclone. By Mujib Mashal, Christina Thornell, Christina Shaman, Laura Salaberry and Atul Loke December 12, 2025 Source link
The Department of Homeland Security announced it is ending all categorical family reunification parole (FRP) programs for aliens from 7 countries, including Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, along with their immediate family members.“This administration is ending the abuse of humanitarian parole which allowed poorly vetted aliens to circumvent the traditional parole […]
