Glasgows of the world
An otherwise silent person, Queen Elizabeth of England was caught on hot mic recently about the world leader’s lack of charm about addressing the climate crisis, she also expressed her surprise as many were...
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Khalilzad, US envoy who brokered Afghan exit, quits
Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday. In a letter to Secretary...
‘Why can’t we study?’ – Afghan girls still barred from school
Afghan teenager Amena saw dozens of classmates killed when her girls’ school was targeted by an Islamic State bomb attack in May, but she was determined to continue her education. Now, like most secondary...
Israel expects 2,000 rockets a day in any war with Hezbollah: army
Israel does not want war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah but is prepared to face about 2,000 rockets a day from the armed group if conflict breaks out, a senior Israeli military official told AFP. In...
COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a time when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years...
Saudi Arabia’s Footing in Sports Diplomacy
After barrages of hearsays in the sports world, Saudi led State Conglomerate – Public Investment Fund has finally bought English Premier League team Newcastle United for $413 Million. Members of the British Parliament raised...
Can Erdogan’s Turkey Really Help the Uighurs in Xinjiang?
In March, the Erdogan-led Turkey, for the first time since 2016, claimed to have openly voiced out its concerns on the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang to China. The March meeting between Chinese Foreign...
Making Sense of Bangladesh’s Investment on Megaprojects: Development or Delusion?
The history manifests that Megaprojects may become landmarks for a country by bringing transformational impact on the lives of the long-deprived people. Infrastructure-megaprojects are material drivers for accelerating the economic growth of developing countries...
Taiwan tensions raise fears of US-China conflict in Asia
After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China’s National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling but tensions remain high, with the rhetoric and reasoning behind the...
‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea
“Squid Game,” a brutal Netflix survival drama about desperate adults competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, hit a little too close to home for Lee Chang-keun. The show...
