When US special operations forces descended on Caracas in the dead of night and seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the world crossed a line that had long existed more in principle than in practice. By attacking Venezuela, capturing its head of state, and openly declaring Washington’s intention to “run” the country indefinitely-without authorization from either [...]

In a shocking incident that underscores the ongoing wave of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a 45-year-old Hindu man, Rana Pratap, was brutally murdered in the Kopalia Bazar area of Manirampur upazila in Jashore on the evening of December 5. Rana, who was a factory owner and the acting editor of the newspaper BD Khobor, [...]

The death toll from the United States’ raid on Venezuela, launched to seize President Nicolás Maduro, continues to rise, exposing not only the human cost of the operation but also the accelerating erosion of international law and restraint. According to Venezuelan officials cited by the New York Times on January 4, at least 80 people – soldiers [...]

India’s assumption of the BRICS presidency for 2026 comes at a moment of acute global disruption, marked by escalating trade wars, geopolitical brinkmanship, and renewed questions over the credibility of international governance structures. New Delhi’s stewardship of the influential bloc will unfold against the backdrop of sweeping interventions by the administration of US President Donald [...]

Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been cleared to travel domestically and abroad after giving statements to two high-profile commissions investigating the violent protests that led to the collapse of his government last year. The decision to lift restrictions on Sharma  comes as Nepal prepares for national elections amid lingering political tension, unresolved [...]

Latin America’s history is often flattened in Western narratives into a repetitive cycle of corruption, instability, and underdevelopment. This framing is not accidental. It strips the region of political agency and obscures the central truth that has shaped its past and present: Latin America’s modern history is, above all, a history of resistance against empire. [...]

For much of the past decade, the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy has been framed as a contest over algorithms, talent, and semiconductor chips. Governments and corporations alike have treated access to advanced processors as the decisive factor separating leaders from laggards. Export controls, industrial subsidies, and geopolitical maneuvering have all revolved around who [...]

The sudden extraction of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela and his detention in New York, followed by President Donald Trump’s declaration that the United States would now “run” the country, marks one of the most extraordinary moments in modern international politics. Yet while the spectacle is shocking, it is not unprecedented. On the contrary, this episode [...]

Bangladesh is no stranger to political turbulence. But what the country is witnessing today—the serial killing of Hindu citizens across multiple districts—marks a darker turn. It is not merely a law-and-order failure. It is an assault on the moral foundation of the republic, an erosion of the pluralist compact forged in blood in 1971 and [...]

US federal authorities say they have disrupted a potentially deadly terrorist attack planned for the New Year holiday period by an 18-year-old man in North Carolina, underscoring both the continued threat of online radicalization and the role of early law enforcement intervention in preventing mass-casualty violence.
According to statements released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation [...]