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Yemen's Houthis struck Najran airport with a drone on 4 August, framing it as direct retaliation for Saudi airspace violations — the latest in a string of escalating strikes since the group imposed a…
Even as Sri Lanka's daily dengue cases halved from a peak of 1,000 to around 500, hospital wards remain packed. India's handover…
Japan's annual defence white paper renewed Tokyo's claim over Dokdo — and Seoul fired back through both foreign and defence…
A joint BDRCS-IFRC assessment of 2,746 families reveals that Bangladesh's measles outbreak is not just a health emergency — it is…
Pakistan's medical regulator has quietly shut off a popular low-cost route for its own students — Afghan medical colleges — while…
Two years after the July Movement ousted it from power, the Awami League has issued its sharpest indictment yet — calling…
South Korea has fundamentally redrawn its criminal justice landscape — prosecutors lose direct investigative powers entirely,…
The US Justice Department's move against Zia Murad Bhatti is not an isolated case — it is one thread in a 25-person…
Iran and Oman are quietly negotiating a single unified shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz — and Washington is…
