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After President Bashar al-Assad’s administration fell due to a swift onslaught by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front, and its allies, the future of Syria remains uncertain. The Syrian opposition forces now control the capital city of Damascus, while President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country. According to Russian media, … Read more
According to media reports, the complaint was filed on Sunday in Chittagong following a scuffle between police and devotees of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on court grounds. The Dhaka Tribune newspaper said the case names the Hindu leader, arrested on a charge of sedition, as the prime accused, along with 164 identified individuals and … Read more
In a ceremony on Saturday at the Vatican, Pope Francis promoted Indian Catholic priest George Jacob Koovakad to the rank of Cardinal. The leading Catholic clergy attended a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica where Koovakad and 20 other priests from throughout the globe were inducted as Cardinals. Who is George Jacob Koovakad? George Jacob Koovakad, … Read more
According to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), its headquarters in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, was burned down on Saturday. ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharamn Das announced the news on X (previously Twitter), writing, “The ISKCON Namhatta Center in Bangladesh was destroyed by fire. Everything within the temple, including the deities of Sri Sri Laxmi … Read more
Elon Musk, a tech entrepreneur, was purportedly contacted earlier this week by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to consider resuming negotiations to obtain the release of Israeli captives held by Hamas militants in Gaza. According to a source close to Herzog, CNN claimed that at the request of the captive family, President Herzog had called Musk, … Read more
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that in the second half of next year, Russia might place its new Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile on Belarusian soil. At a conference in Minsk, when the two leaders inked a mutual defense treaty, Putin was answering a request from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “… since we have … Read more
After the Syrian rebels took over the key states tension increased globally. Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa, the fourth major city to fall out of government control in just one week. On Friday (December 6), the Indian government issued a travel advise for Syria, recommending Indian people to avoid any travel to … Read more
Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa, the fourth major city to fall out of government control in just one week. Rebel sources told news agency Reuters that the military agreed to make an orderly withdrawal from Daraa under a deal giving army officials safe passage to the capital Damascus, about 100 km north. … Read more
Iran successfully launched its biggest space payload on Friday, consisting of a satellite and a space tug, using a domestically made satellite carrier, according to official media. The cargo weighed 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds) and included the Fakhr-1 telecommunications satellite and the Saman-1 space tug, according to state TV. The Saman-1 is a “orbital transmission … Read more
According to federal papers made public Thursday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, transferred more than $250 million to Donald Trump in the closing months of this year’s election to assist him win the president. Although the $5.4 million in donations is a small portion of Musk’s much bigger fund, it is a … Read more
South Korea’s ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be removed from office after his abortive attempt to impose martial law, warning there was a “significant risk” he could try to subvert civilian rule again. Yoon suspended civilian rule late Tuesday before being forced into a U-turn after lawmakers faced down soldiers … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his intention to remain in office until the end of his term in 2027, despite current political unrest in France. He also made the bold announcement that he will name a new prime minister within days after Michel Barnier’s resignation, which followed his removal from office due to a National … Read more
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday in a major victory for the week-old lightning offensive in northern Syria launched by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and dealing a devastating blow to President Bashar Al-Assad and his Army. The Syrian Army on Thursday acknowledged that it had lost control of Hama for … Read more
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to quit on Thursday after far-right and left-wing legislators voted to destabilize his administration, throwing France into its second major political crisis in six months. Barnier, a senior politician who was formerly the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, will be the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history. No … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘India-first’ policy and the ‘Make in India’ initiative, expressing Russia’s willingness to establish manufacturing operations in India. At the 15th VTB Russia Calling Investment Forum in Moscow, Putin drew parallels between Russia’s import substitution programme and India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. He emphasized that the Indian … Read more