Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026
6 hours ago · Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser ...
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US hoping for 'inclusive' transition in Syria
4 days ago · Maher Al Mounes with Jonathan Sawaya in Beirut Dec 12, 2024 44 mins ago 0 The United States was pushing Thursday for an "inclusive" transition in Syria from president Bashar al-Assad's brutal rule, after the country's new leaders pledged to protect minority rights. Assad fled Syria after a lightning ...
Equity markets struggle after more weak China data
3 hours ago · Most markets fell on Monday after an unexpected slowdown in retail sales reinforced worries about China's economy, with the latest batch of weak data compounding the disappointment of Beijing's latest stimulus pledges. The tepid start came on the year's last full week of trading, with the focus on ...
South Korea's Yoon impeached: what happens next?
1 day ago · South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shock decision to declare martial law last week, which plunged the country into some of its worst political turmoil in decades. AFP takes a look at what lies ahead for the vibrant East Asian democracy. Technocratic Prime ...
On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists ...
2 days ago · The deposed Syrian leader hailed from a rival faction of the Baath party of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, ousted in a 2003 US-led invasion. The United States maintains about 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 more in Syria as part of a campaign to prevent IS resurgence.
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Syria govt loses control of key city Daraa - gpkmedia.com
Dec 6, 2024 · Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. Daraa was dubbed "the cradle of the revolution" early in Syria's civil war, after activists accused the ...
FIFA to confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts
4 days ago · FIFA is set to confirm on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup while a joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal which also features matches in South America will be awarded the 2030 tournament. The awarding of hosting rights for both tournaments will go to a vote during a FIFA ...
Syria war monitor says rebels control most of Aleppo
Nov 30, 2024 · Jihadist-led rebels seized Aleppo's airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Syria's second city, a war monitor said. Damascus ally Moscow responded with its first air strikes on Aleppo since 2016 as the jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies pressed a lightning ...