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Relatives of Hamas hostages protest outside UN headquarters, demand release

New York, Sept. 27 -- Relatives of individuals held hostage by Hamas staged a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, urging the global community to take decisive action... Read More


Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents... Read More


Khawaja Asif Clarifies Pak-Saudi Defense Pact

Published on, Sept. 27 -- September 27, 2025 12:29 PM Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense agreement has "formalized" a decades-old military p... Read More


"Free Balochistan": Activists stage protest outside UN headquarters

New York, Sept. 27 -- Members of the Baloch community staged a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, demanding independence for the Balochistan region. Protestors dis... Read More


To our youths: A note on the future Asean

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 27 -- When I grew up, one of the most fascinating films on time travel was Back to the Future. I thought about this film as Malaysia finished hosting the Economic Ministers from As... Read More


Trump points finger at First Lady Melania as couple 'argues'; lip reader decodes conversation

India, Sept. 27 -- Things seemed a little heated up there for a while between US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in a video of their exchange from aboard the Marine One after it la... Read More


UN Rights Expert Warns Afghanistan's Ban on Women's Education Is 'Extremism'

Afghanistan, Sept. 27 -- UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett warned Afghanistan's ban on women's education constitutes extremism, saying the policy threatens the country's future stability, developm... Read More


"A jackal doesn't become a lion by wearing its skin...": Eknath Shinde slams Pakistan PM over UNGA remarks

Pune, Sept. 27 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday strongly objected to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks made during the 80th session of the United Nations Gen... Read More


Afghan Women Left on the Margins of Earthquake Relief

Published on, Sept. 27 -- September 27, 2025 11:57 AM A deadly 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, killing more than 2,200 people and injuring some 3,600 in Kunar and Na... Read More


No more powerless 'Human Rights Commission' needed: Debapriya

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said the people of Bangladesh do not want another weak and toothless human rights commissi... Read More