Bangladesh has virtually no chance of becoming a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the bloc's current charter, with Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn saying the country's geographical location makes it ineligible for membership. Papua New Guinea (PNG) also faces the...
Climate change is projected to cause around 430,000 additional deaths annually by 2050, with poorer countries expected to account for 10 times more fatalities than wealthier nations, according to a new report by the Climate Impact Lab. The report says access to energy, particularly electricity for...
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's flagship digital payments platform, has grown into the backbone of the country's digital payments ecosystem, with 55.49 crore users onboarded as of June 2026 and record transaction volumes in the last financial year. Launched by the National Payments...
India has formally launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, pledging to champion the interests of the Global South, strengthen multilateralism and promote international peace and security. Speaking at the launch of India's...
US President Donald Trump yesterday declared that the United States was "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz and would be paid for protecting the strategic waterway, as Washington and Tehran once again clashed over the vital conduit for global oil and gas supplies. Trump also announced that the US...
The United States has imposed a series of conditions on Iran ahead of bilateral talks in Oman aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries, demanding that Tehran publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial shipping and formally pledge that no further attacks will be...
