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Is Myanmar election a 'sham'? UN calls it 'theatre of absurd' amid detention of thousands of political opponents

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday in a phased election that is widely seen as a "sham" and expected to favour the junta-aligned Union Sol... Read More


Is Myanmar elections a 'sham'? UN calls it 'theatre of absurd' amid detention of thousands of political opponents

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday in a phased election that is widely seen as a "sham" and expected to favour the junta-aligned Union Sol... Read More


An afternoon at the table of the Ebora of Africa, By Zayd Ibn Isah

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- There are few Nigerians whose existence gives me as much joy and hope as Baba Olusegun Obasanjo. There are also few Nigerians whose eventual departure from this world would fill me... Read More


Zelenskyy Lands in US for High-Stakes Trump Summit on Ukraine Peace

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- From Miami huddles with Dmitriev to Putin's Kremlin hosting of Witkoff and Kushner, negotiations gain momentum. Amid the relentless drumbeat of Russian artillery and the flicker... Read More


'Isolated criminal incidents': Bangladesh downplays India's concern over 'unremitting hostilities' against minorities

India, Dec. 28 -- The Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday responded to India's recent comment on the "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in the country, saying the remarks "doe... Read More


India forex reserves rise $4.37 billion to $693.32 billion, near record high

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- India's foreign exchange reserves rose USD 4.368 billion in the week that ended December 19 to USD 693.318 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves and foreign currency assets,... Read More


'Threat to regional stability': Somali president slams Israel's recognition of Somaliland

India, Dec. 28 -- Israel's recognition of Somaliland "is (a) threat to the security and stability of the world and the region," Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told an emergency parliamentary s... Read More


Bangladesh's student-led National Citizen Party split over alliance with Jamaat ahead of national polls

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The student-led National Citizen Party (NCP), which was formed during the July Uprising last year, leading to the ousting of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has now ... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami strikes seat pact with students-led NCP ahead of Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, on Sunday announced a seat-sharing pact with a political platform, National Citizen Party (NCP), formed by student leaders who p... Read More


Bangladesh police say student leader's killers fled to India

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- Bangladesh police on Sunday (Dec 28) said the alleged killers of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had fled to India, in comments likely to further strain relations with i... Read More