Iran’s supreme leader vowed not to back down as protests over inflation spread nationwide, with rights groups reporting rising arrests and deaths amid U.S. warnings of possible action.
President Donald Trump warned the U.S. could intervene if Iran kills protesters, escalating tensions as deadly unrest spreads and Tehran issues stark warnings against foreign interference.
Bangladesh saw a sharp rise in mob violence, custodial deaths, and political killings in 2025, according to a new human rights report warning of deepening lawlessness and impunity.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and BNP chair, has died in Dhaka at 79 after prolonged illness, ending a defining era in the nation’s democratic politics.
