Headlines- In a statement aired on television on Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that "as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue."
- There has been "no tangible progress" in talks to put an end to the Middle East conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
- During a meeting with Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the Gulf country.
- On Thursday, the United States imposed new economic penalties on members of the Castro family, the president of Cuba, and some of his close relatives.
- John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, agreed to plead a guilty plea to one count of retaining national security information.
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Philippine Military,MILF Agree to Ceasefire After...
The Philippine military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a former rebel group that signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014, agreed to a truce ending two days of deadly fighting on southern Basilan island, officials said Thursday.
IMF Provisionally Agrees to Loan Bangladesh...
The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday that it had preliminarily agreed to give Bangladesh a U.S. $4.5 billion loan to help its economy stay afloat amid high inflation and challenges posed by climate change.
UN,US Officials Express Concern About Violence...
The top U.N. official in Bangladesh voiced concern Tuesday about violence at political rallies, as the U.S. State Department said it hoped to see a high turnout and free and fair elections in the South Asian country
Philippine Prisons Chief,Deputy Face Murder Complaints...
Philippine police announced the filing of murder complaints Monday against the country’s prisons chief and his deputy on suspicion that they orchestrated a broadcaster’s killing, saying an investigation suggested they were running a criminal organization inside the prison system.
Analysts: 2022 Polls May be Anwar’s...
Malaysians joke that Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of main opposition bloc, is always the bridesmaid and never the bride. That’s because he has spent decades waiting to become Malaysia’s prime minister
Bangladesh Opposition Steps Up Pressure for...
Bangladesh’s main opposition party is holding weekly protest rallies drawing tens of thousands of people who are demanding that a “neutral” caretaker administration be set up to oversee the next general election in order to guarantee a free and fair vote.
Relative of Drug War Victims: ‘We...
Mary Anne Domingo, whose husband and son were killed in the Philippine drug war, said she intended to make a statement as she sold skewers of grilled food to people honoring saints or dead loved ones at a cemetery here.phi
Bangladesh Police Crack Down on Criminals...
Bangladesh police captured dozens of suspects after launching a crackdown in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps this weekend against armed criminal groups linked to a wave of killings targeting Rohingya, officials said Monday.
In Bandarban Operation, Bangladesh Targets Muslim...
Bangladeshi security forces have launched a crackdown on a nascent armed tribal group that, officials allege, helped train a budding Muslim extremist group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a restive southeastern region near the borders with Myanmar and India
Stop Interfering in Malaysia’s Internal Affairs,...
United Nations organizations and other groups should stop meddling in Malaysia’s internal affairs, the country’s home minister said Thursday when asked about these agencies criticizing the deportations of Myanmar nationals, including asylum seekers.