Tehran — Iran has sharply escalated tensions with Canada by officially designating the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) as a “terrorist organisation”, describing the move as retaliation for Ottawa’s decision to blacklist Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Official Announcement Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the decision was taken on 30 December 2025, adding the Royal Canadian…
Riyadh —Tensions between longtime Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) escalated sharply after Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla, prompting Yemeni authorities aligned with Riyadh to issue a 24-hour ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of UAE forces from the country. What Happened Saudi Arabia confirmed it carried out targeted…
Mymensingh, Bangladesh — December 30, 2025:A Hindu man was shot and killed inside a garment factory in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Monday evening, marking the third reported killing of a Hindu individual in roughly two weeks, raising serious concerns about the safety of religious minorities in the country. According to police and eyewitnesses, 42-year-old Bajendra…
Bangladesh’s Begum Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister and one of its most influential political leaders, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80 while undergoing medical treatment in Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said. She died at around 6:00 a.m. local time after a prolonged illness marked by…
Rome, Italy: Italian authorities have arrested nine individuals on suspicion of financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas through charitable organizations based in Italy, in a major counter-terrorism operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Genoa said the suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” Hamas, which…
Dhaka, Bangladesh — As the countdown intensifies toward the February 2026 national elections, a new political force — the Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP) — is emerging to represent the country’s religious minorities and seek a larger space in Bangladesh’s fractious political arena. Officially registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on April 9, 2025,…
ABUJA / WASHINGTON:On Christmas Day (December 25, 2025), the United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in northwest Nigeria, marking a significant military response to long-standing jihadist violence that has disproportionately affected Christian communities, according to U.S. officials and international media reports. Airstrikes and Official Statements U.S. President Donald Trump announced in…
DHAKA:A 29-year-old Hindu youth, Amrit Mondal, also known as Samrat, was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district, triggering renewed fear among minority communities and allegations that authorities are attempting to dilute the gravity of the incident by denying any communal angle. The killing occurred late Wednesday night at Hossaindanga Purantan Bazar…
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Tanzania — December 25, 2025:A rescue helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all five people on board, officials confirmed on Thursday. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission when it went down in a remote high-altitude zone between Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit, at an altitude of around 4,670–4,700…
Dhaka / Khulna, Dec 22, 2025 — Bangladesh has witnessed a fresh outbreak of political violence after Motaleb Shikdar, a prominent student-linked political leader, was shot in the head on Monday in the southwestern city of Khulna, just days after the country was shaken by the assassination of youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi. According to…
