Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Karen Hilltop Amid Fierce Fighting

October 24, 2025

Myanmar regime troops have tightened their grip on Karen State’s Lay Kay Kaw after resistance forces withdrew from a key hilltop position overlooking the town near the Thai-Myanmar border, The Irrawaddy reports. The junta recaptured the Swe Taw Gone hilltop from Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces on Sunday, according to regime media and […]Continue Reading

Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

October 23, 2025

A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday. The vote was the first of four needed to pass the law and it coincided with the visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid

October 22, 2025

Internet sweatshops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar’s lawless border regions since the coronavirus pandemic shut down casinos operating in the area, AFP reports. A crackdown by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities starting in February saw thousands of suspected scammers repatriated, with Continue Reading

Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people

October 21, 2025

Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday, AP reports. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world. These usually involve gaining Continue Reading

India bars Arunachal anti-dam activist from flying to Bangladesh

October 18, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK An Arunachal Pradesh-based human rights lawyer and environmental activist, Ebo Mili, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dhaka from Kolkata airport on Saturday. Police in his home state had issued a lookout notice against him, according to reports by Maktoobmedia.com and Northeast Now. Mili, known for opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose […]Continue Reading

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory, AP reports. But thornier issues such as whether Hamas will disarm […]Continue Reading

Hamas releases all 20 living hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as President Donald Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an […]Continue Reading

Ceasefire clock starts in Gaza after Israel-Hamas agreement

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon local time, the Israeli military said Friday, adding that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines. The announcement came hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh welcomes Israel-Hamas peace talks

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has welcomed the ongoing dialogue between Hamas and Israel aimed at ending the war in Gaza. In a statement today (Oct 9), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Bangladesh believes that diplomacy and dialogue are the only means to resolve any conflict and commends all stakeholders for their efforts in facilitating this […]Continue Reading

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could open the way to ending a bloody two-year-old war that has upended the Middle East, Reuters reports. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants’ cross-border attack that […]Continue Reading