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Sheikh Hasina’s fall in Bangladesh shows history’s cruel irony
Bangladesh is a relatively new nation. It was known as East Pakistan before being born as an independent nation in 1971 after a war of liberation from Pakistan in which India played a major role. The unseating of Hasina has been described as the second liberation of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina’s downfall and exile are of her own making
The Bangladeshi leader’s delusional belief in her own invincibility precipitated her downfall amid a Gen Z revolution.
Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots
Elon Musk is "the one person who is accountable to no one" and his impact on public discourse should not be underestimated, the U.K.'s technology minister said in an interview with the Times newspaper, adding to recent criticisms of the technology billionaire from senior government officials.
Singapore has ‘very limited role’ to play in Middle East conflict, Vivian Balakrishnan says
Singapore has a very limited role to play in the conflict in the Middle East, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday.
US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year’s atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited, the embassy said Wednesday.
What are the economics of war?
Last March, Thierry Breton, the EU's commissioner for internal market, advocated for a shift of the European defense industry toward a war economy.