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Chinas new five-year plan signals long-term ambitions and global strategic impact

Bangladesh, Dec. 28 -- The coming year is likely to deliver its share of political shocks and economic surprises. Yet amid this uncertainty, one feature of the global landscape remains remarkably pred... Read More


Myanmars junta election falters amid war, low turnout, and global rejection

Bangladesh, Dec. 28 -- Myanmars military junta has pushed ahead with the first phase of its long-promised general election, closing the initial round on December 28 amid widespread skepticism, armed c... Read More


NATOs scandal-ridden boss wants war with Russia to be his next train wreck

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- When NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warns that Western Europe could be drifting toward a war with Russia “like our grandparents experienced,” the statement is mea... Read More


When threats replace diplomacy: Pakistans self-made Taliban dilemma

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- Pakistans relationship with Afghanistan has deteriorated and sunk to its lowest point in years. It is marked by constant recriminations, recurrent border skirmishes and a growin... Read More


Britons are getting poorer: Why the UK is slipping behind its peers

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- Britains long-running cost-of-living crisis is no longer a temporary shock but a structural decline, according to a stark new forecast from the Centre for Economics and Business... Read More


Lifting Caesar sanctions marks a strategic reset for Syrias recovery

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- The decision by the United States to lift the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria marks one of the most consequential shifts in international policy toward the country since the outbr... Read More


“Sharing Blood”: How the Ukraine war has cemented the Russia–North Korea alliance

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns New Year message to Russian President Vladimir Putin marked a striking moment in contemporary geopolitics. By declaring that ties between Pyongy... Read More


Deep-rooted conspiracy of giving Islam a bad name

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- There is an old rule in politics and an older one in propaganda: if you want to weaken an idea, dont argue against it—degrade it. Make it sound coarse. Make it look angry.... Read More


First North Korean nuclear-powered submarine ensures strategic deterrence

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- Few countries in the world have been subjected to ridicule as much as North Korea. The mainstream propaganda machine regularly presents it as a supposedly “backward societ... Read More


Leaving power is the worst thing that could happen to Zelensky

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- One of the main controversies in present-day Ukraine is the issue of presidential elections. Vladimir Zelensky has been governing the country illegitimately, avoiding calling fo... Read More