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Trump and Petro clash over how best to uproot Colombia’s cocaine crops 

02 February 2026

The Petro administration has also continued to target criminal networks that traffic in cocaine through arrests and the ...

Syrian forces deploy in Hasakah under ceasefire agreement with SDF 

02 February 2026

News|Syria’s War The Syrian army has moved into the northeastern city of Hasakah, which was formerly under the con...

Zelenskyy warns of ‘logistics terror’ as Russia hits Ukraine railway 

02 February 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has ordered Ukraine’s military leaders to respond after a spate of Russian attac...

Iran’s economy falters as internet shutdown hits people, businesses hard 

02 February 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s economic outlook appears increasingly grim more than three weeks after the start of what becam...

How Balochistan attacks threaten Pakistan’s promises to China, Trump 

02 February 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s ...

Balochistan to Bangladesh: Why Pakistan is boycotting India World Cup match 

02 February 2026

Pakistan’s government has announced the country will boycott its match against India in the Twenty20 World Cup, even w...

Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in graft case 

02 February 2026

News|Courts A Bangladesh court handed down jail sentences to exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, U...

Japan deep-sea hunt finds rare earths as it seeks to cut reliance on China 

02 February 2026

News|Mining Japan has announced the discovery of rare earth elements at record sea depths. The government said on Monday...

Iran eyes progress towards US nuclear talks as tension eases 

02 February 2026

Iran has said that it expects progress on a framework to restart nuclear talks with the United States as unverified repo...

Bangladesh election: What’s at stake for India, China, Pakistan? 

02 February 2026

As Bangladesh prepares to hold its first elections since the overthrow of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awam...