North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled the country’s newest 5,000‑ton‑class destroyer, declaring it will form a key component of Pyongyang’s state nuclear response system. According to state media KCNA, Kim said the vessel has the potential to deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes”, though he did not specify whether it will carry nuclear weapons. Kim

Chinese rescue teams have recovered 12 additional bodies from the devastating tsunami‑like mudslide that destroyed the Gyirong border crossing between China and Nepal, as search operations continue for hundreds still missing. The disaster was triggered on 26 August, when a glacier collapsed on the Nepal side, unleashing a massive surge of water, mud, and debris

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is confronting his toughest political challenge yet, just seven months after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power in an election shaped by widespread anger against former PM Sheikh Hasina. What began as a street‑driven movement against Hasina has now turned into street pressure on Rahman himself, with opposition

Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following reports that Iran is planning a coordinated, multi‑front offensive against Israel, involving Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and other Iran‑backed militias. According to The Jerusalem Post, intelligence sources suggest Tehran aims to revive its so‑called “Axis of Resistance”, enabling simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, and Iraq. The