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Judd Apatow urges Americans to stand up to 'heinous' Donald Trump

United Kingdom, Jan. 24 -- Judd Apatow has called for Americans to "make sacrifices" amid the turbulence in the country. The 58-year-old director has hit out at President Donald Trump's "heinous" act... Read More


Hasina alleges Bangladesh elections will not be freePublished on: January 24, 2026 1:29 PM

NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 -- Former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina on Friday claimed that next month's elections would neither be free nor fair, in her first public address since being sentenced to death in... Read More


Indo-Southeast Asian relations and the ethics of transnational mobility

India, Jan. 24 -- The contemporary landscape of Indo-Southeast Asian relations is increasingly defined by the burgeoning phenomenon of outbound tourism, a sector that has transitioned from a mere leis... Read More


New York Times article and the convenient villain in Nigeria's story, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- After the last United States presidential election, I cancelled my cable news subscriptions without a second thought. I had reached a point of saturation. I no longer wished to per... Read More


New York Times' article and the convenient villain in Nigeria's story, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- After the last United States presidential election, I cancelled my cable news subscriptions without a second thought. I had reached a point of saturation. I no longer wished to per... Read More


Medical students' body urges embassy intervention as Indian students remain stranded in Iran

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Amid rising tensions and deteriorating conditions in Iran, the All India Medical Students' Association (AIMSA) has written to the Embassy of India in Tehran, seeking urgent inter... Read More


Europeans among 150 IS detainees transferred from Syria to IraqPublished on: January 24, 2026 1:20 PM

RAQA/ERBIL, Jan. 24 -- Europeans were among 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees this week transferred by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to Iraq, where Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudan... Read More


Japan's opposition parties criticize PM Takaichi's lower house dissolution

Tokyo, Jan. 24 -- Leaders of multiple Japanese opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's dissolution of the lower house on Friday as lacking "justification."Japan's House of Represent... Read More


Punjab Revives Basant in Lahore Under a Safety Focused Governance FrameworkPublished on: January 24, 2026 1:03 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- The Government of Punjab has officially announced the revival of Basant in Lahore under #PhirAaiBasant, restoring a long-standing cultural tradition through a structured and safet... Read More


'People killed, but numbers fake:' From India, Khamenei aide's rare Iran protest killing admission

India, Jan. 24 -- An aide of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, made a rare acknowledgment from India that people had been killed in the widespread protests in Iran but rejected claim... Read More