Bangladesh is among six countries covered by a new initiative aimed at expanding access to climate adaptation finance across climate-vulnerable communities in South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.The initiative, known as ICCAP, is funded by the German government’s International Climate Initiative (IKI) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).The other participating ...more

Around 1.2 billion young people in developing countries are expected to reach working age over the next 10 to 15 years, but only about 420 million jobs are projected to be created if current trends continue, highlighting a growing employment challenge for the global economy.The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are ...more

Crude oil prices could surge to as high as $200 a barrel if supplies from the Middle East to international markets fall significantly, Russell Hardy, CEO of global commodities trading giant Vitol, has warned.Hardy made the remarks at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Tuesday, raising concerns over the stability of global energy supplies ...more

Three scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel—have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for groundbreaking research into the human brain and the use of light to control nerve cells.The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden announced the winners on Monday, recognising their work on channelrhodopsins, a group ...more

Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters.The operation, expected to be launched in the coming weeks, will by led by Yemeni forces on ...more

At least 16 people were killed and 57 others wounded after a suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a police compound in Kohat, northwestern Pakistan, on Friday, officials said.Five police officers were among those killed in the attack, according to provincial police chief Zulfikar Hameed. The attacker rammed the vehicle into the compound’s outer ...more

Nepalese rescuers are working to reach dozens of workers believed trapped inside hydropower tunnels, nine days after devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan region near the Tibet border.Hopes of finding survivors rose after two men, Sanjaya Shah and Kabir Maharjan, were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel on Friday. Both suffered injuries and ...more

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000, while thousands remain missing and rescue operations continue in remote Himalayan areas.Nepal reported 987 deaths and nearly 4,000 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals. China has reported 16 deaths. More than 11,800 people have been rescued in Nepal, with helicopters ...more

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has accepted formal charges against 11 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of Ekramul Haque in an alleged crossfire in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar.The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, on Sunday issued arrest warrants for eight of the accused ...more

India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following weeks of nationwide protests over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in recruitment and entrance tests.The demonstrations were led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical campaign that evolved into a nationwide protest movement. Thousands of people gathered in New Delhi, with demonstrations spreading across the ...more