Bangladesh has lost one of its most towering—and polarising—political figures. Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister and a long-time rival of Sheikh Hasina, has died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness. Her death comes at a pivotal moment. Zia had planned a political comeback, hoping to run for a third
So, did Florida just bring the Ukraine war closer to an ending? Maybe—but not quite yet. Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met at Mar-a-Lago and came away sounding optimistic. Progress was made, they said. A full breakthrough? Not so fast. As Trump put it, peace is “getting closer,” but some of the hardest
Brigitte Bardot — the woman who redefined glamour, freedom, and controversy — has died at 91. For many, she wasn’t just a movie star. She was BB. An era. A rebellion wrapped in cinema reels and tousled hair. So who was Bardot, really? A global sex symbol of the 1950s and 60s who stunned audiences
Trying to fly home for the holidays—and suddenly staring at a departure board full of red alerts? You’re not alone. A powerful winter storm has thrown travel plans into chaos across the US north-east. It has cancelled and delayed thousands of flights at the worst possible time. By Friday night, around 1,600 flights were cancelled
Just after Christmas, the skies over north-western Nigeria lit up — but not with celebration. The United States confirmed it carried out airstrikes on camps linked to the Islamic State group. This signalled a sharp escalation in a region militants are trying to turn into their next base. The targets were in Sokoto state, near
What happens when politics collides with culture? Washington is about to find out. Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has gone to court to try to strip President Donald Trump’s name. It is from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Her argument is blunt: the rename wasn’t just controversial—it was illegal. Last week, the
What was meant to be a routine flight home ended in tragedy. Libya’s army chief, Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkey. It is an abrupt and shocking loss for a country already used to instability. The Falcon 50 jet took off from Ankara on Tuesday evening, bound
What if a simple remote job application wasn’t about a paycheck—but about funding weapons programs? That’s the unsettling reality a top Amazon executive says the tech world is now facing. Amazon has blocked more than 1,800 job applications. It believes were linked to North Korean operatives, according to the company’s chief security officer, Stephen Schmidt.
Think cryptocurrency theft is random and scattered? Think again. In 2025, North Korea-linked hackers have stolen more crypto than anyone else, raking in over $2 billion. Their operations aren’t just numerous, they’re ruthlessly precise. According to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, North Korean groups accounted for nearly 60% of all cryptocurrency theft this year. This pushed
What if being told “it’s impossible” just made you aim higher — literally? For Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer and wheelchair user, that question ended 100 kilometres above Earth. Seven years after a mountain bike accident left her with a spinal cord injury, Benthaus refused to shelve her childhood dream of space. Instead, she sent
A quiet Friday rush hour in Taipei turned into chaos. Smoke filled the air. People ran. And by the end of it, at least three lives were lost. Authorities say a 27-year-old man armed with a knife went on a violent spree across central Taipei, injuring nine others. It began at the city’s main metro
So… is TikTok finally off Washington’s chopping block? It certainly looks that way. TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew told staff this week that ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors. The agreements are to reshape ownership of TikTok’s American business. The deal, expected to close on 22 January, could finally end years
