Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is extending the cease-fire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal and talks conclude.
- It has been decided to postpone Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for talks.
- Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, hailed US President Donald Trump for accepting his country's request to extend the ceasefire.
- US President Donald Trump said Iranian ports would remain blocked until Tehran presents a "unified proposal."
- For the first time since a 10-day truce went into effect on Friday, the Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed to have fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.
Category: News & Views
Hardliners Increasingly Target Bangladeshi Women for...
Some women’s rights activists in Bangladesh are saying that religiously conservative elements are exploiting the unstable law and order situation to morally police women in public by questioning their choice of clothing or lifestyle.
Taking Stock of Bangladesh Post-Hasina
What’s also clear to many is that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was in the opposition through Hasina’s successive terms, will likely form the next government.
Junta Airstrike Hits A Clinic in...
Myanmar junta bombed a medical clinic in Magway region Saturday morning, killing 11, including medical staff and children, despite no recent battles between junta forces and anti-junta militias in the area, residents told Radio Free Asia.
Trial Ahead for Indonesian Cop Arrested...
Indonesian prosecutors are preparing to try an ex-police official whose alleged sexual crimes were discovered after Australian authorities found dark-web videos they believed were recorded in the Southeast Asian country.
Arrested ARSA Leader Blamed for Violence...
The leader of a Rohingya insurgent group blamed for instigating attacks that provoked a deadly offensive by the Myanmar military and the forced cross-border exodus of Rohingya in 2017 has not spilled “significant information” since his arrest earlier this week, Bangladesh police said.
China Welcomes Bangladeshi Patients as India...
Beijing hopes to earn a slice of the U.S. $5 billion Bangladeshis spend abroad annually on healthcare after New Delhi let go its share when it drastically curtailed visa issuances amid a rift with Dhaka, experts said.
North Korean Soldiers Scrounge for Cigarette...
The North Korean army is ordering soldiers to stop scrounging the streets for cigarette butts to smoke even as commanders keep some of the soldiers’ monthly cigarette rations for themselves, members of the country’s military told Radio Free Asia.
Report: Rohingya Militant Groups Kill, Torture...
On New Year’s day last year, a Rohingya community leader, Mohammad Faisal, shared a poem he wrote about fear and violence in Bangladesh refugee camps and shared it on social media.
Junta Troops Forcibly Recruit More Than...
Authorities in Myanmar forcibly recruited more than 70 young men from a single town in the south-central Ayeyarwady region, residents said Monday, as the junta launched a new round of training for the country’s draftees.
Myanmar Children, Monks Among Dozens Killed...
Myanmar’s military killed 40 civilians, including Buddhist monks and children, in airstrikes in northern Myanmar as it tries to pound its enemies into submission, insurgents told Radio Free Asia on Monday.