Ukraine war

The Ukraine war was provoked

The seeds of the Ukraine war were sown in the ashes of the Soviet Union.

Trump warns US could ditch Ukraine talks if no progress

Trump has been pressing both sides for a truce

Peace in Ukraine? The issues on the table

While Ukraine has agreed to a plan from Washington for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, Moscow has rejected it and has raised the stakes, mindful that President Donald Trump is impatient to get his "deal".

Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine protections

It comes amid huge questions over what the group can do after Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an end to Western military aid to Ukraine as a condition for any end to fighting.

Trump, Zelenskiy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine

Trump briefed Zelenskiy on his phone call on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin

Trump and Putin set for 'very critical' Ukraine call

A potentially crucial step toward halting the war in Ukraine

Strategic choices in the new space race

Starlink's Ukraine role exposed single-provider risks. US threatens suspension; China eyes space.

Mic-drop moment in Oval Office 

World leaders trade zingers as Zelenskyy shuts down suit question with iconic reply.

Trump-Zelensky spat: Rattled, allies rally behind Ukraine

Europe huddles together in London over future of Nato; Zelensky says Ukraine-US ties bigger than spat; Russia gloats, says Zelensky trip 'complete failure'

July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024

Doomed to fail: Unaccountability in Ukraine’s plight

This ever-increasing Ukrainian death toll is painting a grimmer picture of the country as its military is being bled to white by Russia.

September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023

Lavrov’s visit consolidates Bangladesh-Russia relations

Lavrov made strong statements on US interference and Russia’s commitment to working with its partners to prevent any outside “dictates.”

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

World Financial System: Is disintegration imminent?

Much like 1944, the raging Russia-Ukraine War has put humanity in deep trouble.

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

The need for a new US foreign policy

Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.

March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023

The deadly, murky history of the rules-based order

This month provides a harrowing historical landmark of what an ugly turn that order has taken in the past.

January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023

The Next Globalisation

Developments in three areas – telework, renewables, and AI – will bind countries together in new networks of interdependence.

January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023

The Russian novelist who predicted a nuclear apocalypse

Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for opposing the war in Ukraine and he was forced to flee abroad.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

2022: The year the rich won, and the public lost

The rise in the prices of goods has led to many people suffering from a silent famine.

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

From an incorrigible New Year enthusiast

Let’s think of some out-of-the-box ways to tackle even the most formidable of problems.