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How Palantirs deepening ties with the UK Ministry of Defence are reshaping British defence policy

Bangladesh, Jan. 24 -- The growing relationship between the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US data analytics and surveillance firm Palantir has ignited an intense debate about transparency, acco... Read More


How Cambodia became a safe haven for organized crime

Bangladesh, Jan. 23 -- For much of the early post–Cold War era, Cambodia was seen as a country struggling heroically to rebuild after catastrophe. Decimated by genocide, civil war, and foreign i... Read More


Malfunction shuts worlds largest nuclear reactor, renewing concerns over Japans nuclear restarts

Bangladesh, Jan. 22 -- Japans long and controversial effort to revive its nuclear power sector suffered another setback this week after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) shut down a reacto... Read More


How US power, finance, and Venezuela converge

Bangladesh, Jan. 20 -- Recent reporting and commentary in major Western outlets have cast an unusually stark light on the intersection of US foreign policy, speculative finance, and outright predation... Read More


China probes over one million corruption cases in record 2025 crackdown

Bangladesh, Jan. 19 -- Chinas anti-corruption drive reached an unprecedented scale in 2025, underscoring Beijings determination to tighten discipline across the Communist Party, government institution... Read More


Nigeria rescues hundreds of hostages in major security operations as authorities intensify crackdown on militancy

Bangladesh, Jan. 15 -- Nigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 hostages and killed dozens of suspected militants during a series of coordinated operations in the central states of Kogi and... Read More


Britain needs debate on immigration, not silence or accusations

Bangladesh, Jan. 14 -- Public debate in the United Kingdom over immigration, identity, and social cohesion has become increasingly fraught. What should be a complex, nuanced discussion about policy ch... Read More


How Al Qaeda and Iran converge in Syria: The logic of tactical contradictions

Bangladesh, Jan. 13 -- The renewed activity of Al Qaeda–affiliated groups in Syria has revived an old but unresolved question in Middle Eastern politics: how did an extremist Sunni jihadist orga... Read More


From Caracas to Copenhagen: When power makes no distinction

Bangladesh, Jan. 12 -- At first glance, Venezuela and Denmark appear to occupy opposite ends of the international order. One is a Global South country long subjected to sanctions, coups, and covert op... Read More


Israel prepares for possible new ground offensive in Gaza amid stalemate over Hamas disarmament

Bangladesh, Jan. 11 -- Israel has reportedly drawn up contingency plans for a renewed ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, as tensions rise over Hamas refusal to fully disarm under a US-backed ceasefir... Read More