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The year truth went to war: How deepfakes and AI hijacked the global narrative in 2025

If 2024 was a warning shot, 2025 became the year when disinformation turned systemic. From AI-generated deepfakes targeting voters to state-backed propaganda shaping conflicts and elections, the global information space was tested as never before. Read More

Bangladesh: BNP’s Tarique Rahman pays tribute at Hadi’s grave amid tight security

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited Dhaka University to offer prayers at the grave of slain student leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Read More

Saudi led coalition warns Yemen separatists against further military escalation in Hadramout

Yemen’s Saudiled coalition said any military moves by the main southern separatist group STC in the eastern province of Hadramout that undermined deescalation efforts would be countered to protect civilians, the Saudi state news agency reported Read More

Kosovo heads to second election in a year amid political stalemate and economic concerns

Voters in Kosovo will cast their ballots in a second election this year in a bid to resolve a political deadlock that has threatened to push the small Balkan nation into a prolonged crisis. Read More

Saudi airstrikes on southern Yemen separatists spark new tensions

Tensions in Yemen have escalated after the separatist Southern Transitional Council claimed Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on its forces in Hadramout. Read More

Why Pakistan’s mass exodus of skilled professionals puts Asim Munir’s ‘brain gain’ claim under scrutiny

Pakistan is seeing a sharp rise in the number of skilled professionals leaving the country for work abroad as economic and political pressures deepen. Read More

Russia likely deploying nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus, boosting strike reach across Europe: Report

Russia is likely deploying nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a move that could strengthen Moscow’s ability to strike targets across Europe, according to a Reuters report. Read More

Iran seizes foreign oil tanker carrying smuggled fuel through Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has seized a foreign oil tanker carrying 4 million litres of alleged smuggled fuel in the Strait of Hormuz, detaining 16 crew members on board. Read More