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Canada's PM Mark Carney met France's Macron on the islands Donald Trump had claimed for the US to seal a new pact on space, AI, and critical minerals. The summit, the first
Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in a 37-20 Week 2 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday — the same injury as his Week 9 setback last season — leaving Washington 0-2 and facing an uncertain QB outlook pending
Iran's parliamentary elections in February 2020 are expected to favor the Principlists as Reformers pay the price for Rouhani's broken sanctions promises and a deteriorating economy. Analysts predict record-low participation among reform-minded
Palestinian citizens of Israel make up 20% of the electorate but have never joined a government coalition. With the Joint List reunited for September 2019 elections, the question is whether Arab voters
Israel's BIGITech tech index rose 25% in 2019 as Israeli technology firms hit record highs. A new platform, The Jerusalem Portfolio, now allows global investors to hold fractional stakes in over 100
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss women joined a national strike in June 2019, demanding equal pay and better maternity leave. Data showed women earn up to 20% less than men, and Switzerland
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community — a peaceful sect founded in 19th-century India — faces systematic persecution across Pakistan, Bangladesh, and more than 30 countries. Despite UN resolutions and global summits on human
Hefazat-E-Islam, a radical Islamist group in Bangladesh, has demanded that the government declare Ahmadiyya Muslims non-Muslims and ban their planned religious congregation in Panchagarh district. Mainstream media and local authorities have largely
Bangladesh emerged as an independent state in 1971 with India's critical support, and has since posted GDP growth exceeding 6.5% annually. But China's Belt and Road expansion into South Asia is drawing
An Ahmadiyya Quran exhibition at India's Constitution Club was shut down after Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari organized protests and police complied. The incident reveals how radical Islamist pressure operates with tacit state
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