Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) The United Nations has called for USD 1.71 billion in funding for humanitarian work in Afghanistan in 2026, warning that the nation continues to face humanitarian crisis despite a slight reduction in needs, local media reported on Wednesday.
Taipei, Dec 31 (IANS) Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that 207 Chinese military planes flew around the self-ruled island during the 48 hours until Wednesday as Beijing continued to conduct exercises, a move considered a warning against separatism.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) There has been a new pattern in Bangladesh whereby the police are diluting charges against the perpetrators of violence against the minority community, particularly the Hindus, so that such incidents are passed off as accidents or personal disputes.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and conveyed the Indian government's condolences to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on the passing of his mother and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A Pakistan-based forum expressed solidarity with women's resistance in Balochistan, endorsing their demands for justice and the safe return of all Baloch civilians subjected to enforced disappearances.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The alliance that the ISI stitched between the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Lashkar-e-Taiba could turn out to be a security headache for India, Intelligence agencies have warned.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh highlighted widespread rights abuses across the country, including mob violence, extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, minority persecution, killings in political violence, and suppression of press freedom, local media reported on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and sisters of party founder and former PM Imran Khan were once again dispersed using water cannons after staging a sit-in outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of paving the way for Islamist forces and criminalised leadership by banning the party from contesting the February 2026 elections.
