By mid-October last year, when Pakistan’s espionage agency sensed that general elections in Bangladesh scheduled for February 2026 were becoming inevitable – a development that would potentially end the 18-month grip Islamabad had allegedly established over Bangladesh with the active collaboration of at least four influential advisors of the Yunus regime – the so-called “Dhaka [...]

During the interim regime’s period, at least three advisers were involved in efforts to indefinitely delay the election with the ulterior motive of prolonging the tenure of Muhammad Yunus so that they could enjoy numerous benefits and advantages. Their strategy was multifaceted. One of these advisers was clearly opportunistic in his or her role. While [...]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assumes office at a moment unlike any other in Bangladesh’s post-independence history. The country has known turbulence before—coups, caretaker interludes, bitter electoral standoffs. But no prime minister since 1971 has taken charge amid such a convergence of economic fragility, diplomatic entanglement, and institutional erosion. Context matters. Leadership is not measured in [...]

A corruption case involving Albania’s deputy prime minister has escalated into violent street clashes and a high-stakes political confrontation, exposing deep divisions within the country’s governing institutions and raising fresh concerns about the rule of law in a nation aspiring to move closer to the European Union.
On February 20, tensions erupted in the capital, Tirana, [...]

The political journey of Tarique Rahman has entered what many consider its most decisive phase. After 17 years in exile, the BNP Chairperson returned to national leadership following a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s general election on February 12. He assumed office as the country’s 11th Prime Minister on February 17, marking a dramatic political comeback [...]

The Middle East stands at a strategic inflection point. Intensifying friction between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, Israel’s long-standing policy of nuclear ambiguity, and Türkiye’s quiet reassessment of deterrence posture collectively signal that the region’s security architecture may be entering a transformative phase. The question is no longer abstract: Is the [...]

While it is said, power tests a man – it reveals not only what he believes, but whom he believes in – and today, the question before Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is not merely political—it is moral, institutional, and deeply historical: Will his government allow Bangladesh Army officers to be led to the gallows under [...]

As fresh documents from the US Department of Justice continue to shed light on the financial operations of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, newly released correspondence offers a deeper view into his role as a financial intermediary for wealthy clients and their associates. The records, recently made public, outline complex financial relationships involving billionaire investor Leon [...]

An investigation by Ukrainian outlet Hromadske has raised serious questions about the source of funds behind more than $1 million in real estate assets registered to the 74-year-old mother of a senior Kyiv prosecutor. The report focuses on property acquisitions tied to the family of Serhiy Pavchuk, a senior official in the General Prosecutor’s Office [...]

The factional war within Ukraine’s political, military, and security elites is intensifying. And it is increasingly unfolding in public, albeit still underreported in mainstream Western media. The latest development has to do with former commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny, who has accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering SBU searches of his office in 2022 as a means [...]