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UK begins bribery trial of former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- The United Kingdom has formally opened a landmark bribery trial against former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, marking a significant development in one of th... Read More


A transatlantic rift no one wins: Is the US–Europe divide inevitable?

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- A rift between the United States and Europe is no longer a theoretical concern discussed only in academic journals or closed-door diplomatic forums. It is now a visible and grow... Read More


Trump raises tariffs on South Korea to 25 percent, escalating trade tensions over stalled deal

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- US President Donald Trump has sharply escalated trade tensions with one of Washingtons closest Asian allies by announcing a sudden increase in tariffs on key South Korean export... Read More


South Korea arrests 55 online scam suspects repatriated from Cambodia in record-breaking operation

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- South Korean authorities have arrested 55 individuals suspected of operating large-scale online fraud schemes after they were repatriated from Cambodia, in what officials descri... Read More


Third Kuciak murder trial begins in Slovakia as court re-examines evidence and accountability

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- A Slovak court has formally reopened one of the countrys most consequential criminal cases, launching the third trial connected to the 2018 murders of investigative journalist J... Read More


Are we witnessing Americas slow unraveling

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- Prior to and during the 2024 presidential election in the United States, the Biden administration tried everything legal (and not-so-legal) in its power to prevent Donald Trumps... Read More


When power flatters itself: From graveyards to five-star ministries

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- There is something uniquely revealing about how a state allocates its dead—and its ministers. Graveyards, after all, are meant to be the great equalizer. Ministers residen... Read More


Western countries vaguely accuse Russia of using chemical weapons

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- Apparently, the Kiev regime has decided to accuse the Russian Federation of using the same tactics on the battlefield as those used by Ukrainian neo-Nazi troops. Unfounded alleg... Read More


Another Hindu man killed in Bangladesh over land dispute, renewing debate on minority safety and crime classification

Bangladesh, Jan. 27 -- A long-standing land dispute in northern Bangladesh turned fatal on January 26, when an elderly Hindu man was killed during a confrontation with neighbors in Razarhat upazila of... Read More


Trumps ‘Board of Peace: Power, illusion, and the long tradition of American political engineering

Bangladesh, Jan. 26 -- American global power has never been exercised solely through military force. Equally central to its dominance has been the ability to design, redesign, and selectively bypass i... Read More