February2025

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) signed a new groundbreaking Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) yesterday to deepen their collaboration on co-financed public sector projects, reports BSS.  This first of a kind arrangement between MDBs...

Indonesia’s planned expansion of “captive” coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, said a report published Thursday. Coal-dependent...

To honor the valiant language martyrs and veterans of the language movement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today planned a series of events commemorating Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language (IML) Day 2025. Provat Pheri...

In response to criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain’s defense secretary on Thursday likened the Ukrainian president’s actions to those of Winston Churchill, the country’s national hero during World War II. In recent days, US President Donald...

A day after announcing a minor improvement in his condition, the Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis “got up and had breakfast in his armchair” after spending another restful night in the hospital. After being hospitalized...

In a “horrifying escalation” of its use of the death penalty, Iran executed at least 975 people last year, according to two human rights organizations on Thursday. According to the French organization Together Against the Death...

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy. As...

Here is a summary of the hot topics on voters’ minds in the lead-up to Sunday’s election, ranging from immigration and Germany’s struggling economy to cannabis and gender politics. Friedrich Merz, the conservative poll leader, has...

According to local media on Thursday, Japan’s trade minister is planning a trip to the US in the upcoming weeks to ask for exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump approved a new set of import...

Rio Tinto said on Thursday that rising demand for copper has increased its yearly net profit and offset declining pricing for its main iron ore commodity. The British-Australian business praised its “resilient financials” after a 15%...