Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) At least 15,917 children were reported missing across Bangladesh between January and July 2026, according to Police Headquarters data, prompting a leading international human rights organisation to raise serious concerns over child safety and security in the South Asian nation.
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) The passport scandal in Pakistan has exposed three deep-rooted failures at the heart of the state: a deteriorating relationship with Afghanistan, politically compromised and corrupt civilian institutions, and a recurring pattern of shifting blame onto an external population, a report has stated.
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) France and India have steadily deepened their technological, economic and, particularly, military ties since the beginning of the century, with the two countries expanding defence cooperation through high-level visits, naval engagements and regular military exercises, a report has highlighted.
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir’s foreign legitimacy cannot indefinitely mask Pakistan’s domestic weakness. The stronger Munir becomes personally, the more the country’s successes and failures become tied to his leadership, a report has stated.
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) The July 20 clash between China and the Philippines at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea was not an isolated incident but part of a years-long pattern of confrontation. For almost a decade, China has increasingly relied on force and coercion rather than diplomacy in the South China Sea, targeting Philippine resupply boats with water cannons, ramming vessels near Scarborough Shoal and reportedly using lasers against Vietnamese fishermen, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing a terror threat that extends far beyond the five-member cell allegedly led by Neo-Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh member Bomaru Mamun, with at least 311 members of banned terrorist organisations still at large as of April 2026.
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) In a striking irony, the very Indian national flag for which Sikh soldiers faced bullets and laid down their lives is now being trampled under foot by some Sikhs abroad, a report has highlighted citing the shocking videos and images that went viral during Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent visit to New York which showed some protesters disrespecting the Tricolour.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India wants BRICS to remain a meaningful platform for the Global South without letting it drift into China’s orbit or become an explicitly anti-Western alliance, a report has stated.
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Karachi-based International Human Rights Committee (IHRC) has called for immediate justice and accountability in the assassination of Mirza Safdar Mahmood, a local leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Mirza Safdar Mahmood, aged 65, was shot dead in the town of Mandi Bahauddin, reported Spanish media outlet 'Atalayar'. IHRC is an organisation focusing specifically on the rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Indonesia's long-standing commitment to an independent and non-aligned foreign policy is coming under increasing pressure as China's economic influence deepens across critical sectors of the Southeast Asian nation's economy, according to a report.
