Mon 29 December 2025: China has said it is conducting “major” military exercises around Taiwan, with live firing activities to be conducted on Tuesday across five zones in waters and airspace near the self-governed island claimed by Beijing. “Starting from December 29, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command is dispatching its Army, Navy, Air Force and […]
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Sun 28 December 2025: The main shooter and his accomplice in the killing of Bangladeshi political activist and 2024 uprising figure Sharif Osman Bin Hadi fled to India, Dhaka police said Sunday, adding that Indian police arrested two people for allegedly assisting their border crossing. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam shared the updates at a […]
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Sun 28 December 2025: Voting in the first phase of general elections in Myanmar, the first since a military coup in 2021, began early Sunday, according to media reports. As many as 102 townships are voting in the polls’ first phase. The second and third phases will be held on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, respectively, Chinese […]
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Sun 28 December 2025: If 2025 revealed anything uncomfortable about India’s trajectory, it was not the arrival of something new, but the normalisation of what should never have become acceptable: Islamophobia, hate speech, violent collective punishment and institutional discrimination, says our correspondent in India. For many Indian Muslims, the year did not feel like a sudden […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: While churches fill with worshippers and festive greetings pour in, Christmas in India is unfolding amid more fear and tension rather than celebration with countless reports of attacks, intimidation and disruptions on Christian gatherings and decorations. The attacks have been linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‑affiliated and right‑wing Hindu groups in several […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: North Korean leader calls for increased production of missiles, shells and more factories to produce them. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his officials to step up production of missiles and artillery shells and construct more factories to meet his military’s growing need for the weapons, the state-run Korean Central News […]
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Thu 25 December 2025: China is expanding its nuclear arsenal toward more than 1,000 warheads by 2030 while preparing for what it calls “national total war,” according to the Pentagon’s 2025 China Military Power Report, signaling a shift toward sustained, high-intensity conflict planning. China is moving steadily toward a nuclear force exceeding 1,000 warheads by […]
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Wed 24 December 2025: Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has sharply criticised RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s recent remarks suggesting that Muslims should worship the sun, rivers, and trees for environmental protection. In a statement, Madani described the suggestion as a profound misunderstanding of Islamic principles, emphasising that it contradicts the core […]
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Sat 20 December 2025: The International Court of Justice will hear a landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its minority Muslim group, the Rohingya, on January 12-29, the United Nations’ top court said on Friday. The proceedings are expected to set precedents that could affect South Africa’s case against Israel over the war in Gaza, as this will be the […]
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Sat 20 December 2025: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years each in prison on Saturday in the state gifts case, also known as the Toshakhana-II case. The verdict was pronounced inside the Adiala Jail in the northeastern garrison city of Rawalpindi, where both Imran Khan […]
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