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Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Smruti Pattanaik, Mubashar Hasan, and Jyoti Rahman join the podcast to discuss the progress and pitfalls in the year since Sheikh Hasina's ouster.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Bodrum offers more than beaches. From organic golf resorts to yoga at sea and coastal diving, this Aegean destination is redefining luxury through nature, wellness, and local heritage.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Renowned Kazakh musician Layla Tazhibayeva is reshaping the future of classical music in her country through her mastery of the kobyz, or Kazakh violin.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Japanβs Palestine policy has long been cautious, development-oriented, and rooted in quiet multilateralism. That increasingly rings hollow amid the devastation of the Gaza War.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Ticket sales for some African Nations Championship games in Kenya are suspended after chaotic scenes at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium on Sunday.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Thousands have been evacuated as massive wildfires continue to grip northern Spain as southern Europe battles a record-breaking heatwave.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Two women have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the girl's death, police say.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asian governments are hailing lower-than-expected US tariffs as a diplomatic win. But the region's poorest are still set to bear the brunt of the trade conflict, and the celebrations could be short lived.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Prosecutors look to nail ship's captain over undersea damage last Christmas Day.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The budget airline grounded the unnamed pilot after hotel guests reportedly complained after the incident in Cape Verde.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Asian Development Bank (ADB) calls itself the βclimate bank of Asia and the Pacific.β But with its proposed changes to its Energy Policy, the multilateral lender risks betraying that title. At a time when climate change is hitting the regionβs most vulnerable the hardest, ADB appears to be weakening its climate commitmentsβquietly and dangerously. As [β¦] The post ADBβs Energy Policy rushing toward the wrong side of...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:More than half the worldβs population is under 30, and young people are leading grassroots efforts on issues from climate action to equality. Marking International Youth Day on Tuesday, the UN is highlighting the power of youth to transform their communities β and the wider world.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting some 80 per cent of world commerce, but it remains vulnerable to disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions and transnational crime.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:In 2021, an Afghan woman could have run for president β although none did. Spool forward to 2025, they canβt even speak in public. There is an edict from the Taliban which labels public speaking by women a moral violation.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Across war-torn Sudan, civilians continue to face ongoing attacks, starvation and cholera outbreaks.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The rivalry of the superpowers in space is entering a new phase, in which energy independence beyond Earth plays a key role.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Uribe Turbay's assassination has sent shockwaves through the country and reignited fears that Colombia could again experience the wave of political violence that marred the 1990s.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The now-US President asked Emma Thompson out in 1998, following her divorce from Kenneth Branagh. The celebrated actress recalled the strange moment during a talk at Locarno Film Festival, and joked that she could have βchanged the course of American history.β
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Thousands of dog bite cases, some causing rabies, prompted the Supreme Court ruling, but conservationists criticized the order as an impractical and unscientific move.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:India's labor-intensive textile, jewelry, and auto parts industries are likely to be among the hardest hit by Trump's 50% tariffs.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The choice of the location βdoes make sense,β said Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska, marking the first visit by a Russian president to the United States since 2015. RELATED: Xi and Putin Discuss Ukraine War in Phone Call [β¦]
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The national weather authority has placed multiple departments on high heat alert, while officials warn of worsening air quality in several regions, including Marseille, Paris and parts of southern France.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in July 2025.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Computer science experts say it's better to focus on the more specialized use cases of AI.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The Greek Ministry of Finance has implemented new rules across the country banning withdrawal fees for bank ATMs.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:[New Times] A new technology to process cassava peels into animal feed could help reduce Rwanda's reliance on imported cereals, lowering costs for farmers and boosting local production, according to the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB).
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:[Ghanaian Times] Thousands of mourners, on Saturday evening, converged on the forecourt of the State House in Accra to honour the memories of the eight persons who perished in a ghastly helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has expressed profound shock and deep sorrow over the sudden passing of Sylvester M. Grigsby, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs -- describing him as not just a colleague, but a trusted ally and pillar of integrity.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The U.K.βs High Court said its ruling doesnβt mean the government has a βgreen lightβ to implement the Online Safety Act in a way that hinders Wikipediaβs operations.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The Swedish government has made cracking down on migration one of its key goals, however online claims are misleading.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:[Liberian Observer] Tension within the United Methodist Church (UMC) continues to escalate, with police, reportedly under Bishop Samuel J. Quire's instructions, preventing congregants from accessing the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church for their worship service on Sunday, August 10.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
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