Nepal’s Gen Z Clashes with Ousted PM Oli’s Party Cadres

NEPAL: On Wednesday, young people from Gen Z faced off with CPN-UML party members in western Nepal while protesting against a politburo member from the party of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. The youth were demonstrating against Mahesh Basnet, who had come to Dhangadhi in Kailali district to take part in an event organized [...]

Mongolia Elevates Millennial Speaker Uchral as Ruling Party Advances Pro-Business Reforms

MONGOLIA: Mongolia’s ruling party has chosen 38-year-old Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as the new party leader and Speaker of Parliament. This move shows a careful plan to create stability and promote business-friendly changes. His quick rise to power came after a well-organized party congress that resolved months of internal disputes and gave him significant control over the [...]

Support Groups Protest Proposed Crackdown on Foreigners

JAPAN: Representatives and members of organizations that support foreign nationals in Japan held a rally inside a Tokyo parliament building to protest against xenophobia and the efforts to impose stricter rules on foreigners. The participants, which included the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan, a nonprofit organization, released a statement demanding the creation of a basic [...]

U.S. Senator Voices Concern Over Pakistan’s Discriminatory Policies Toward Religious Minorities

PAKISTAN: A report from Pakistan's leading human rights organization, published earlier this year, highlights a troubling increase in violence against religious minorities. This includes forced conversions and the underage marriages of Hindu and Christian girls. Risch expressed worry about these events, stating that there is an "atmosphere of intolerance" where mob violence, hate speech, arbitrary [...]

Israeli Army Launches New Operation in Northern West Bank

WEST BANK: The Israeli military has revealed a new "counterterrorism" mission in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The military and the internal security service stated together that they "started working as part of a wide counterterrorism effort in the region of northern Samaria," which is a biblical name for a section of [...]

U.S. Forces Launch Strike Against ISIS-Somalia Target

SOMALIA: On November 25, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia. This strike took place near the Golis Mountains, around 66 km southeast of Bossaso. AFRICOM, together with the Somali Armed Forces and the Federal Government of Somalia, is actively working to reduce [...]

Senegal’s Tourism Hit as United Airlines Ends Direct Washington–Dakar Route

SENEGAL: Senegal’s Tourism Faces Setbacks as United Airlines Stops Direct Flights from Washington to Dakar. United Airlines has decided to end its flights from Washington Dulles to Dakar starting in March 2026, which will affect travel and tourism. These flights began in May 2025 and ran three times a week on a Boeing 767-300. The [...]

Iraq Urged to Strengthen Protections for Women Online

The United Nations in Iraq, together with the National Directorate for Women in Iraq and the High Council for Women and Development in the Kurdistan Region, launched the 2025 “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign through events in Baghdad and Erbil. UN Deputy Special Representative Ghulam Mohammad Ishaqzai said that while Iraq has [...]

Bhutan Leads Region in Teen Tobacco and Alcohol Use Despite Ban

Bhutan has banned tobacco sales, yet it still has the highest number of teenage tobacco users in South-East Asia. A WHO report shows that nearly one-fourth of Bhutanese teens smoke, and many also use other tobacco products. Among 5,809 surveyed students, around 1,700 reported using tobacco, making teen users about 9.4% of the population. [...]

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