Bangladesh crisis: Sound grenades & tear gas used on protesters near Yunus residence

Protests held near Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s residence over 9th pay scale demand (Image/X@ImbusyWarrior) Massive protests erupted outside Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus’s official residence, Jamuna, on Friday as government employees staged demonstrations demanding the immediate implementation of the ninth national pay scale. The protests have triggered heavy security deployment and police action in parts of the […]

HR executive caught in Coldplay kiss cam scandal set to host $875 crisis conference: ‘What’s the theme? Homewrecking?’

The former HR chief caught in last year’s viral Coldplay kiss cam scandal is set to return to the spotlight as a keynote speaker at a high-priced crisis communications conference in the United States.Kristin Cabot, the ex-chief people officer of tech firm Astronomer, will speak at PRWeek’s 2026 Crisis Comms Conference in April, where tickets […]

Bangladesh crisis: Ex-police chief among 3 cops sentenced to death for protest crackdown

Bangladesh tribunal (AP image) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka’s fugitive former police chief and two senior officers to death for crimes against humanity over the killing of six protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising that led to the overthrow of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina.The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) handed the death […]

‘Extremely tense’: Putin speaks to Netanyahu, Pezeshkian to discuss Iran crisis; urges diplomatic solution

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held separate telephone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as tensions sharply escalated in West Asia and fears grew over a possible US military strike on Tehran.“The situation in the region is highly tense, and the […]

From Venezuela to Iran: How America’s missile push is running into a solid rocket motor supply crisis -explained

As conflicts from Venezuela to West Asia drive a renewed surge in US demand for missiles and munitions, a less visible but increasingly critical bottleneck is emerging deep inside the American defence supply chain. The problem is not a lack of missile designs or prime contractors, but a growing shortage of solid rocket motors and, […]

California’s tech exodus: Entrepreneur warns of a deeper political crisis as tax losses ‘hit $200 billion’ | World News

Entrepreneur and investor Chamath Palihapitiya has warned that California is facing a deepening political and fiscal crisis as major founders and companies continue to leave the state. In a widely circulated post, Palihapitiya argued that the departures have already cost California tens of billions of dollars in lost tax revenue, with the total potentially rising […]

Pakistan winter rain chaos: Two women killed in Balochistan crash; cities struggle with power crisis

At least two women were killed and several others injured in Balochistan’s Noshki district after a passenger waggon skidded on a rain-soaked highway and collided with an oncoming truck, Dawn reported. The vehicle was travelling from Quetta to Chagai when the crash occurred near the Sher Jan Agha area.Five passengers sustained injuries, with two shifted […]

‘Human rights crisis in Pakistan’: Over 40 lawmakers write to US secretary of state Marco Rubio; express concern over Sharif-Munir regime

Over 40 US lawmakers have written to secretary of state Marco Rubio expressing concern of the “transnational repression and worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan under the military-backed government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.“In a letter dated December 3, the lawmakers voiced concerns over “threats, intimidation, and harassment” […]

Ukraine corruption crisis: Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak resigns after raid; Kyiv’s political turmoil deepens

File photo: Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accepted the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, hours after anti-corruption investigators searched his residence inside the presidential compound in Kyiv. Zelenskyy confirmed the resignation on Friday and said he would consider a replacement on Saturday, […]

‘New kids out of college’: Trump’s economic aide slammed for dismissing job crisis amid H-1B row

Amid the ongoing H-1B row, Donald Trump’s aide said firms are relying on AI and not hiring ‘new kids’ President Donald Trump’s economic advisor Kevin Hassett predicted a ‘quiet time’ in the labor market and said companies won’t have to hire “the new kids out of college” as firms are largely depending on AIs. Social […]