DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has accepted two cases against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of crimes against humanity tied to the enforced disappearances of political dissidents during her administration. A three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder took cogniza...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) – Afghanistan’s economy is showing signs of modest recovery, but poverty, mass displacement, and humanitarian needs continue to overwhelm the country, according to the World Bank’s latest Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) Economic Update. The report projects Afghanistan’s GDP to grow by 4.3...
LAHORE, Pakistan (MNTV) – The United States has approved the sale of advanced AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Pakistan, a move expected to significantly boost the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) long-range air combat capabilities, 92 News reported. The $2.5 billion contract, awarded to U.S. defense giant Raytheon, ...
ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted a 74-year-old Christian man who spent more than two decades on death row for blasphemy, after medical specialists determined he suffers from a severe mental illness. A three-judge bench led by Justice Athar Minallah overturned the conviction and death sentence of Anwar Kenneth, citing f...
KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – A Pakistan-born German scientist has made a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of life beyond Earth. Dr. Nozair Khawaja, an astrobiologist at Freie Universität Berlin, has identified a range of complex, life-supporting organic molecules in the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, an icy moon orbi...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Indonesia has postponed its target for peak greenhouse gas emissions by five years to 2035, sparking concerns about the country’s ability to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, The Star reported. Peak emissions mark the point when a country’s greenhouse gas output reaches its highest level before starting to decline. E...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — Malaysia will once again take centre stage in the global palm oil industry as it hosts the Malaysian Palm Oil Board International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC 2025) from November 18 to 20, reports UkrAgroConsult. The biennial event, organized by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), is among the [&hell...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — Malaysia’s Health Ministry is pressing ahead with plans to implement a total vape ban, warning that the country’s healthcare costs linked to vaping-related illnesses could surge to 400 million Malaysian ringgit ($95 million) by 2030, up from 244.8 million ringgit ($57 million) today, reports Malay Mail. Deputy H...
MANILA, Philippines (MNTV) — The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering holding a manual parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next year to meet the Supreme Court’s March 31, 2026 deadline, according to Newsline Philippines. Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said the po...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Hungarian novelist and essayist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Swedish Academy described as his “compelling and visionary” body of work that reaffirms the transformative power of art even in moments of terror. The Academy’s phrase “even in moments of terror” refe...
