India has erupted in protest against Bangladesh following a wave of violence that has raised serious concerns over minority safety and regional stability. The unrest was triggered by the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year’s anti-Sheikh Hasina uprising, and escalated after a Hindu garment worker, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched and set on fire over unproven blasphemy allegations. The killing sparked massive demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, where security was dramatically tightened with multiple barricades and deployments of police and paramilitary forces.
23 December,2025 09:23 PM IST
U.S. Coast Guard personnel boarded a Venezuelan oil tanker at sea in a dramatic, on-camera operation following President Donald Trump’s order to enforce a maritime blockade on sanctioned oil shipments. U.S. officials say the tanker was carrying Venezuelan crude linked to the Maduro government, with Chinese nationals reported among the crew. The interception marks the second tanker stopped this month as Washington escalates pressure to cut off oil revenues funding Caracas.
21 December,2025 05:35 PM IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning that Moscow will expand its territorial gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail, escalating pressure as diplomatic efforts intensify. At the same time, U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing a diplomatic effort to end the nearly four-year war, even as Washington prepares a new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector. U.S. officials say economic pressure remains the most effective tool to influence Moscow’s cost-benefit calculations.
18 December,2025 01:25 AM IST
Australia is in mourning after a deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Australian government of failing to curb rising antisemitism, claiming he warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese months earlier. Albanese has strongly rejected those claims, calling for national unity and stressing that terrorism must never be used to divide society or target any religious community.
16 December,2025 12:20 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
