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Trumpet call: How a second Trump term will affect US ties with India and Nepal
In South Asia, Trump's reelection will alter Washington's approach to China and India, with Nepal's impact hinging on the evolution of U.S. relations with its two large neighbours.
Why do girls and women keep dying in Turkey?
A confession by one of the detained village residents brought further horror to a story that is all too familiar in a country that withdrew from Istanbul Convention in 2021
Turkey blocks access to Instagram
According to the most recent Internet Censorship report produced by the Free Web Turkey platform, in total, “access to 219,059 URLs, including 197,907 domain names were blocked in Turkey in 2023.”
The Bangladesh tinderbox
The recent Bangladesh unrest, which saw a death toll of more than 200, was not just driven by a demand for the abolition of a quota system for government jobs.
Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression curtailed as deadly student protests rock Bangladesh
Violent protests rocked Bangladesh in the past week as peaceful students protests turned violent as vested groups hijacked the movement. As of July 24, 197 people have been killed and thousands injured.
‘Gasolinazo': Ecuadorians march against President Daniel Noboa's raised gasoline prices
Social organizations marched through the streets of the capital with chants, songs, posters and banners to shout the slogan “Unite yourselves people, unite to fight against this neoliberal government.”
Waiting for Beryl in Jamaica
"I know this from hurricanes past, trees will fall, hillsides will come down, the coastline will be redrawn. And there will be damage, maybe even disastrous damage, to the [island]."
Albanian author Ismail Kadare remembered by authors from Central and Southern Europe
The news of Albanian writer Ismail Kadare's death on June 30 stunned global readers, who also include writers from Central Europe and the Balkans where he enjoyed a particular fame.
As Jamaica braces for a direct hit, relief efforts have begun for islands shattered by Hurricane Beryl
Weather experts may be fascinated by Beryl's exceptionality, but those who have been routinely battered fear that all the factors that make Beryl stand out may well become the norm.
Hurricane Beryl continues to leave its mark on the Caribbean
The hurricane is currently moving in a west-northwesterly direction at a pace of about 32 km (20 miles) per hour.
Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has the Caribbean's Windward Islands in its sights
Even as some social media users focused on “hurricane history” being made, Caribbean netizens were feeling deeply anxious.
‘Spectacularly disobedient’: Pride parades in the Balkans
Similar to previous years, several Pride marches took place on the same day in June across the Balkans from Skopje to Sarajevo and Sofia.
Turkey's forest fire season begins
Reports of the fire indicate it was stubble burning incident that started the fire, quickly spreading due to high temperatures and strong winds.
Hong Kong's first domestic security arrest targets Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung and her supporters
Ahead of the 35th anniversary of June 4, HK police said the Facebook posts made use of an “upcoming sensitive date” to incite hatred against the central and Hong Kong governments.
Right wing victory in North Macedonia presidential and parliamentary elections
Political life in North Macedonia in the next weeks will focus on the forming of the new government based on the coalition of VMRO-DPMNE and VLEN, with Mickoski as future prime minister.
South Asia sizzles: Record heatwave and extreme weather blamed on climate crisis
A scorching heatwave is ravaging South Asia, impacting the lives of hundreds of millions. Schools have been forced to close and the risk of health hazards has risen dramatically.
EU Parliament condemns the reintroduction of Georgia's foreign agent bill
The EU resolution is a clear warning to the ruling Georgian Dream: Lest the government drop the bill from the parliamentary discussion, the country's EU accession negotiations will stall.
Reporters Without Borders representative denied entry to Hong Kong
RSF's representative was detained, searched and questioned for six hours at the airport on April 10, 2024 before she was deported.
Teenager with Muslim background saved over 100 people in Moscow concert hall terrorist attack
Fifteen-year-old Islam Khalilov, who works part-time as a cloakroom attendant, led more than a hundred people out of Crocus Concert Hall during the terrorist attack
In Georgia, a new political alliance looks to the future
The new political alliance was announced at a turbulent time. Since the previous parliamentary election in 2020, Georgian domestic politics have been engulfed in a political crisis.
Pakistan's post-election scramble: Coalitions and concerns
Following the swearing-in of the Pakistan National Assembly's elected representatives, political parties are actively forming alliances as they prepare to decide on the Prime Ministerial post soon.
