by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 13, 2025 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Governance & Policy
The US House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a short-term spending package aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in American history, now entering its 42nd day. The bill, already approved by the Senate, would fund federal agencies for two...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 13, 2025 | Latest News, Global Affairs
Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced that voter turnout in the country’s parliamentary elections surpassed 55 percent, marking one of the highest participation rates in recent years. Nearly 12 million Iraqis cast their ballots across general and...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 12, 2025 | Global Affairs, War & Conflict
Syria’s Sudden Political Handover On 8 December 2024 armed opposition forces entered Damascus and within days the Assad government collapsed, forcing President Bashar al-Assad and members of his family to leave the country. What followed was a rapid and chaotic shift...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 12, 2025 | Latest News, Terrorism
All students and staff at Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan were safely evacuated on Tuesday amid an ongoing counterterrorism operation against militants hiding inside the facility, according to security sources. The clearance mission, led by the Frontier Corps’...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 12, 2025 | Latest News, Global Affairs
A Turkish Air Force C-130 military transport plane crashed on Tuesday near Georgia’s Lagodekhi region, close to the Azerbaijani border, while returning from Azerbaijan, officials said. Turkey’s Defence Ministry confirmed the incident, stating that search and rescue...