From Help to Humiliation: How the Aid Backfired What was meant to showcase solidarity after Cyclone Ditwah battered Sri Lanka instead spiralled into a diplomatic fiasco. Images released by the Pakistani High Commission depicting cartons of food and medicines — marked with an “October 2024” expiry — triggered a wave of public outrage when they surfaced…
A Timely Move Before a High-Profile Visit Russia’s formal clearance of the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (RELOS) agreement with India—finalised just ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi—cements a logistics framework that significantly upgrades bilateral military cooperation. The timing is deliberate: it signals that despite Western sanctions and political pressure, Moscow and…
A New Push for Recovery Funding When Donald Trump signed a sweeping addiction-recovery law on 2 December 2025—authorising several billion dollars for treatment, prevention and long-term support—he reframed the early contours of his new “war on drugs.” The initiative signals a renewed focus on the public-health side of the overdose crisis, even as his broader strategy continues to…
A Crisis Sparked by Rumour Rawalpindi has again become the nerve centre of Pakistan’s political volatility, as unverified rumours about Imran Khan’s deteriorating health—and even claims of his death in custody—circulate widely online. The claims, though unsupported by evidence, triggered anxiety among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and prompted calls for a “mega protest” outside Adiala Jail….
The latest Open Doors 2025 data paints a portrait of an international education system that is expanding—but not from its traditional source of strength. Growth is increasingly driven not by newly arriving students, but by those already in the United States progressing through multi-stage academic and work pathways. Country trends are evolving unevenly: India continues to…
A Province Shaken in 24 Hours Balochistan, Pakistan’s most volatile province, was rocked by seven explosions within 24 hours between November 29 and 30, 2025, in what appears to be a coordinated surge in insurgent violence. The blasts—spread across Quetta and Dera Murad Jamali—targeted police posts, security patrols, and critical infrastructure. Although no fatalities were reported,…
A Brief Overview of the Devastation Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka with catastrophic force, leaving a trail of destruction across the island. Between November 27 and 29, 2025, the storm triggered continuous torrential rain, severe flooding, and deadly landslides—resulting in at least 123 deaths and over 130 people still missing. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) estimates…
Catastrophic Floods Sweep Southern Thailand Southern Thailand is reeling from unprecedented flooding caused by relentless heavy rains, claiming at least 145 lives across eight provinces as of November 28, 2025. Songkhla province, particularly its largest city Hat Yai, bore the brunt with over 110 fatalities. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reports that more than 1.2…
A Sweeping and Explosive Shift On November 27, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced one of the most sweeping and controversial immigration measures of his presidency: a permanent pause on migration from all what he called “Third World countries.” The declaration followed a deadly shooting near the White House involving an Afghan national, which Trump seized upon as…
Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire Hong Kong was thrust into mourning and shock on November 26, 2025, when a devastating blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po. The fire, now recognized as the city’s deadliest since World War II, swept rapidly across multiple 31-story towers, claiming at least 94 lives and leaving…
