Bangladesh General Election 2026: The absence of the party that once championed close India ties has left a gap, giving the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies, including Jamaat-e-Islami, a chance to change the country's foreign policy.

A group of weary-looking Indian men carrying sports bags queued at passport control at a busy Moscow airport one recent evening after flying over 2,700 miles - and via Uzbekistan - to get work.

While the agreement with the United States was negotiated under duress, it is consistent with India's recent trade policy, which has shifted away from protectionism to focus on domestic support programs and trade deals. But more hard work lies ahead.

In 2015, bloggers and atheists were hacked to death on the streets. 

The British Army is turning to Ukraine for insights on training soldiers in drone operations.

A large number of child victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were coerced into participating in trafficking activities once they reached adulthood, tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed on Tuesday.

A 23-year-old woman was shot dead by her father at his home in Prosper, Texas, following a heated argument over US President Donald Trump and gun ownership.

Pakistan knew full well that they were not going to get anything out of its tantrums. But there were crucial political points to be won - and they were.

Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned Tuesday of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide and said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Two Palestinians on bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday, hospital officials said, marking the latest deaths since an October ceasefire that hasn't halted deadly attacks in the Gaza Strip.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman seems undecided about what kind of relationship to keep with neighbouring India.

A painstakingly detailed model of New York City will go on display this week after a US truck driver spent 21 years building it in his basement as an evening hobby.

Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani began his political journey in the 1920s when he got involved in the Khilafat and non-cooperation movements in Bengal.

Students in Bangladesh started protesting in early July 2024 and demanded reform in the job quota system that reserved more than half of government jobs.

London police said it arrested a 13-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed two other teenagers at a school, and that its counter terrorism unit was leading the investigation.

At least 10 people, including the suspected gunman, were killed, and more than 25 others were wounded in a shooting at a secondary school and a nearby residence in the remote town of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, Canada.

In pet-mad Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo will allow animals to be buried in family graves starting Tuesday, with a law recognizing "the emotional bond" that exists between humans and their household critters.

Politicians, billionaires, business tycoons and diplomats: they were all in the newly released tranche of Jeffery Epstein files. The high and mighty of US, UK and Europe are under the scanner for hobnobbing with a known child sex offender.

As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.

Bangladesh General Election 2026 LIVE Updates: Bangladeshis are set to cast ballots on Thursday in a crucial national election, the first since the July 2024 uprising that ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15 years of iron-fisted rule.