Category: 2. World

  • Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina

    Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina

    Polls show NCP at 6% in third place, far behind BNP’s 30% despite plans to contest all 300 seats

    Senior leaders of National Citizen Party (NCP) take the interview of an aspiring candidate to find out the right choice for the country’s upcoming…

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  • Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end Ukraine war

    Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end Ukraine war

    President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow disagrees with parts of a US plan on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war, after talks with US negotiators in the Kremlin.

    “At times we said that yes, we can discuss this, but to that we can’t agree,” Putin…

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  • China’s Xi and France’s Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

    China’s Xi and France’s Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

    France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands during the 7th formal meeting of the Franco-Chinese Business Council in Beijing on December 4, 2025.
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  • Hong Kong fire to hurt Taiping Insurance earnings, Fitch says – Reuters

    1. Hong Kong fire to hurt Taiping Insurance earnings, Fitch says  Reuters
    2. ‘My heart breaks every time I’m called a hero’ – Hong Kong fire survivor  BBC
    3. Fire safety checks ordered across Hong Kong after Wang Fuk Court blaze  news.cgtn.com
    4. Warmth in…

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  • National Day of Thailand – Islamabad Post

    National Day of Thailand – Islamabad Post



    ISLAMABAD: Chief guest Bilal Azahar Kayani State Minister for Finance, Federal Minister Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh, Ambassador of Thailand Rongvudhi VIRABUTR and others...


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  • Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms | Social media ban

    Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms | Social media ban

    Facebook and Instagram began shutting down half a million accounts of users under 16 years old on Thursday as the deadline for Australia’s social media ban looms.

    The under-16s social media ban is due to take effect from 10 December, but Meta…

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  • South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub – Reuters

    1. South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub  Reuters
    2. US invites Poland to take its “rightful place” at next year’s G20 summit  Notes From Poland
    3. The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a…

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  • After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders – The Economist

    1. After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders  The Economist
    2. ‘My heart breaks every time I’m called a hero’ – Hong Kong fire survivor  BBC
    3. China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze  Al Jazeera
    4. Hong…

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  • Israel says it killed Hamas commander trying to flee Rafah tunnel-Xinhua

    JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Israel’s military said on Thursday it had killed a Hamas commander and his deputy during their attempts to flee a tunnel in southern Gaza.

    The military said in a statement that Muhammad Jawad Muhammad al-Bawab,…

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  • South Africa prepared to ‘take a break’ from G20 after US ban

    South Africa prepared to ‘take a break’ from G20 after US ban

    South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year’s G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.

    The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the…

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