In a historic ruling, China has sentenced two former defense ministers to death with a two-year reprieve. The decision marks a major step in President Xi's military anti-corruption campaign.
U.S. fuel prices have jumped 52% due to the Iran conflict. With the Strait of Hormuz obstructed, the national average for gasoline has hit $4.54, marking a historic energy supply shock.
Once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, Tulare Lake has returned to California’s San Joaquin Valley, sparking a rapid ecological revival amidst efforts to protect local farmland.
The politically driven prosecution of UK MP Tulip Siddiq in Dhaka has ignited diplomatic tensions, exposed flaws in Bangladesh’s judicial process, and rattled British Bangladeshi communities.
The World Bank’s 2025 Poverty Assessment praises Bangladesh’s historic progress under Sheikh Hasina, with 25 million people escaping poverty and major gains in electricity, education, and sanitation.
BCL activist Momin Khan Shakil, missing after a Diabari rally protesting the ICT verdict against Sheikh Hasina, has been found dead in the Turag River. Family members allege abduction and murder.
The United States has suspended immigration, green card, and citizenship applications from 19 countries, freezing all pending cases amid heightened national security concerns linked to a deadly attack in Washington, D.C.
Poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose 17% in one year, reaching a decade high as civil conflict, economic collapse, and soaring opium prices drive farmers toward illegal crops, UNODC reports.
