Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday (August 4, 2025) ordered the house arrest for the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the … Read more
Pallets are loaded on a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft before airdropping some of approximately 21,600 pounds of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Canada said on Monday (August 5, 2025) it delivered humanitarian assistance … Read more
Bangladesh today is abysmally different from the trajectory promised to the people by Professor Muhammad Yunus when he was sworn in (August 8, 2024) as Chief Adviser of the Interim Government. Many myths have been shattered. The first myth that has unravelled is that Sheikh Hasina’s ouster was the result of a “spontaneous students’ uprising”. … Read more
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Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina. File A year after then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka and arrived in India, she remains in regular contact with Awami League party leaders in Bangladesh and in exile around the world. Her exact whereabouts in the present and political future, however, remain a mystery, as New … Read more
Palestinians carry humanitarian aid packages near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution center operated by the U.S.-backed organization, in Netzarim, central Gaza Strip, Monday, August, 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have urged U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure their own government to end … Read more
A person battles against the wind as people walk along the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 4, 2025, as weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption to road, air and ferry services, and close bridges. | Photo Credit: AP Authorities in Scotland cancelled trains, closed … Read more
File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 4, 2025) he will substantially raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it … Read more
A view of the entrance to the Aalborg zoo in Denmark. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators. The Aalborg zoo said it is trying to mimic the natural food chain of the animals housed there “for the sake of both animal welfare … Read more
The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that press freedom in Bangladesh deteriorated under Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, with attacks on 878 journalists between August 2024 and July 2025. File | | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh, after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, recorded a 230% increase in attacks on journalists, a New … Read more
