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Day: January 26, 2025

Drew Barrymore Reflects on Bad Girls Changing Her Life

Drew Barrymore recently opened up about the pivotal role Bad Girls (1994) played in shaping her life during an emotional reunion with her co-star Andie MacDowell on The Drew Barrymore Show. Reflecting on her time filming the western, Barrymore admitted, “When we did Bad Girls, I was 16. I was such a dumbass,” but also […]

USAID Has Suspended Aid in Bangladesh

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has suspended its cooperation activities in Bangladesh. This information was provided by the agency in a letter on Sunday. The letter was signed by Brian Aaron, the Acquisition and Assistance Supervisory Agreement Officer of USAID. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has issued a directive to halt aid to […]

’80s Cult classic horror reboot is finally coming to cinemas

After a long wait, Peter Dinklage’s much-anticipated reboot of the 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger is finally hitting US cinemas in 2025. The film, which premiered at Fantastic Fest in September 2023, had struggled to secure a distributor but has now found a home with Cineverse, much to the delight of fans. In this […]

Trump to Reassign 88,000 IRS Agents to Border Patrol or Demand Resignation

In a bold move to bolster border security, President Trump announced in Las Vegas his plans to reassign 88,000 IRS agents to the border patrol or demand their resignation. Speaking at a rally at Circa Resort & Casino, Trump emphasized the need to strengthen the southern border and suggested that the IRS agents, many of […]

WFP Reports: Cost of Feeding Millions in Crisis Equals Two Weeks of Global Coffee Spending

The cost of feeding millions of people experiencing conflicts, climate disasters, and other crises is roughly equivalent to what the world spends on coffee in just two weeks, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Acute hunger is on the rise again, affecting 343 million people in 74 countries where the WFP operates. Up to […]

67 Killed in Devastating Drone Attack on Hospital in Sudan

A devastating drone attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has left 67 people dead and many others injured. The attack occurred last Friday. Initially, it was reported that 30 people had been killed, but the death toll later rose to 67. On Saturday night, January 25, news agencies AFP and Al Jazeera separately […]

U for Reviving South Asia Strategy Aligned with Indo-Pacific Priorities

In Washington, there are increasing calls for the United States to revive a separate South Asia strategy aligned more with Indo-Pacific priorities rather than those of the subcontinent proper. This shift could further dilute South Asia as traditionally defined by India. While extra-regional actors such as China and the United States have been cautiously enlarging […]

India-Bangladesh Relations: Shift to “Nation First” Policy Raises Concerns

The recent turn in the India-Bangladesh relationship is the latest among a string of changes in New Delhi’s neighborhood that can be traced to a fresh trend of “nation first” rather than “neighborhood first” foreign policies in the Indian subcontinent. A nation-first foreign policy is driven by domestic nationalism and is based on an overt […]

India-Pakistan Relations: Jaishankar’s Visit to Islamabad Unlikely to Break Diplomatic Deadlock

As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit unfolds in Islamabad, the announcement that India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised eyebrows. However, this visit is unlikely to open the door to any potential diplomatic re-engagement between India and Pakistan. The status quo is expected to prevail as the […]

Man Jailed For 52 Years For Killing Three Children at UK Dance Workshop

A British young man has been sentenced to at least 52 years in prison by a UK court on Thursday for the murder of three children at a dance workshop. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the attack as one of the most terrifying moments in Britain’s history. Before the verdict was announced, 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana […]