Headlines
  • Thirty people have died in a devastating fire at a pub in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, according to reports on Tuesday.
  • Two UAE tankers have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
  • On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
  • Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
  • A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.

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February 5, 2025

Bangladesh Interim Govt’s Six-Month Report Card

When a popular uprising against her authoritarianism drove Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh in August, its populace went delirious with joy – buoyed by hope for the swift dawn of a true democracy.

February 3, 2025

Myanmar Junta Kills 12,including Internally Displaced,in...

Myanmar airstrikes on a northwestern village and camp for internally displaced people killed 12 people, including four children, and wounded more than a dozen, an insurgent militia and residents told Radio Free Asia.

January 31, 2025

Hamas Frees 5 Thais After 15...

Hamas militants have released five Thai farm workers after holding them captive for more than 15 months in Gaza, as part of a recently struck ceasefire and prisoner deal with the Israeli government.

January 30, 2025

‘My Father’s Death Wasn’t Worth it’:...

Four years after the coup against a democratic government that plunged Myanmar into civil war, the military has inflicted terrible suffering on civilians. Torching of villages, indiscriminate air strikes and stomach-churning atrocities have become commonplace. Even the military’s own rank and file are paying a price.

January 29, 2025

Uyghur Historian Sentenced Again – This...

Uyghur historian Tursunjan Hezim, the founder of the Orkhun website, which archived a vast collection of books and materials on Uyghur history before it was shut down by Beijing, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022, a security official at the school where he used to work told Radio Free Asia.

January 28, 2025

বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারকে প্রতিশোধমূলক গ্রেপ্তার বন্ধ...

হিউম্যান রাইটস ওয়াচ এক নতুন প্রতিবেদনে বলেছে, বাংলাদেশে সাম্প্রতিক ঘটনাবলী, যেমন “স্বেচ্ছাচারী গ্রেপ্তার এবং প্রতিশোধমূলক সহিংসতা” বন্ধ করতে হবে। নইলে সংস্কারের জন্য অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের গৃহীত কিছু “গুরুত্বপূর্ণ’’ পদক্ষেপ ব্যাহত হতে পারে।

Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh Interim Govt...

Recent developments in Bangladesh such as “arbitrary arrests and reprisal violence” may undo some vital steps that the interim government has taken to reform the law and order system, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.

Ethnic Rebels Seize Key Airport in...

Ethnic rebels on Monday seized an airport in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, cutting off a supply channel for a key military base in the region, according to residents and rebel sources.

January 27, 2025

Myanmar Military Kills 19 in Air...

The Myanmar military killed 19 people including 14 members of an insurgent militia in an air attack on a rebel position, the militia said, as the junta presses on with operations aimed at recovering territory it lost last year.

January 25, 2025

রাজনৈতিক পটপরিবর্তনের পর দূরত্ব বাড়ছে বিএনপি-জামায়াতের

জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান-পরবর্তী রাজনীতিতে প্রায় দুই যুগের মিত্র জামায়াতে ইসলামীর সাথে বিএনপির মতবিরোধ ও বিভাজন প্রকট হয়ে উঠছে। গত ৫ আগস্টের আগে এই দুটি দল দীর্ঘসময় ধরে শেখ হাসিনার নেতৃত্বাধীন আওয়ামী লীগ সরকারের পতনের লক্ষ্যে আন্দোলন করেছে।

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