World
A former Philippine air force general accused of encouraging the military to abandon President Ferdinand Marcos was arrested on a charge of sedition Monday at Manila's international airport.Romeo Poquiz, who had publicly called for the armed forces to "withdraw their support" from Marc...
Hundreds of prisoners, including a former government minister and a model, walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, a week after the start of an election that watchdogs have denounced as sham.The military grabbed power in a 2021 coup that triggered ...
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday created a commission to seek the release of president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were removed from power by US forces in Caracas.Rodriguez tapped her brother Jorge, president of the National Assembly, and Foreign Minister...
Armed gangs killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said Sunday.The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger State on Saturday and set a market...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence was attacked by Ukrainian drones, as the Kremlin claimed."I don't believe that strike happened," Trump said in response to a reporter's question aboard Air Force One, noting how...
Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.A group of pro-Maduro paramilitaries and bikers accompanied the demonstrators, who waved red, bl...
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would get "hit very hard" by the United States if more protesters die during demonstrations that have entered a second week."We're watching it very closely. If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they&...
National,Country, Districts
An earthquake was felt in Sylhet and surrounding areas early Monday morning.According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and other international earthquake monitoring agencies, the earthquake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the tre...
North Korea announced on Monday that leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test flights of hypersonic missiles, emphasizing the need to strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrent as it ramps up weapons demonstrations ahead of a major political gathering. The announcement came a day after neighboring coun...
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged US President Donald Trump to stop making what she described as “threats” about taking over Greenland, saying Washington has no right to annex any part of the Danish kingdom.Frederiksen said it was “absolutely senseless” to sug...
President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark's prime minister to stop "threatening" the territory.Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Tru...
US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, saying she could face consequences “probably bigger than Maduro” if she fails to cooperate with Washington, as deposed President Nicolás Maduro prepared to appear in a ...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
Oil prices ticked higher in early Asian trading on Monday, while precious metals surged as investors reacted cautiously to the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a weekend operation.Equity markets opened mostly higher across the region, with benchmark indices in Japan and So...
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday called for a "balanced and respectful" relationship with the United States, a day after American forces attacked Caracas and captured leftist leader Nicolas Maduro."We consider it a priority to move toward a balanced and resp...
Delcy Rodríguez has assumed the role of interim president of Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by the United States in a nighttime military operation, amid growing uncertainty over the country’s political future.Rodríguez, who has served as Maduro...
AFP, Havana: A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said Sunday."As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States&quo...
AFP, CARACAS: Nicolas Maduro's congressman son called Sunday for Venezuelans to take to the streets following his father's ouster by US forces and transfer to a New York jail."You will see us in the streets, you will see us by people's sides, you will see us fly the flag of dignity,...
Expanding protests driven by Iran’s deepening economic crisis are piling fresh pressure on the country’s clerical leadership, already weakened by war, sanctions and strained regional alliances.Tehran is still grappling with the fallout from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June, during...
National,Politics
The Election Commission has declared 1,842 candidates valid while 723 others invalid for the country’s 300 constituencies as the five-day scrutiny process of nomination papers ended on Sunday.During the scrutiny started on December 30, the returning officers accepted the nomination papers of 1...
National,Business & Commerce,Science & Technology
Bangladesh is set to strengthen its digital sovereignty following a high-level meeting held on December 29, 2025 between Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus and a delegation from Cipher Core Co., Ltd., led by Professor Takatoshi Nakamura—an award-winning information security scientist, MIT-...
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