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US staring at shutdown as Donald Trump demands debt ceiling removal

Lawmakers in the US Congress are scrambling to avert a government shutdown after President-elect Trump called for getting rid of the limit the US can borrow to pay for expenses like salaries, social security and national defense.

12 Indian nationals found dead at Georgia’s mountain resort

The victims are suspected to have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning as a power generator was placed in a closed indoor area after the power was cut on the night of Dec 13, according to Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

No immunity for unofficial acts: New York judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss conviction in 'hush money' case

Earlier this month, Donald Trump had sought dismissal of the case arguing that President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden

India just ally in 1971 War, nothing more: PM Modi’s post on ‘Vijay Diwas’ draws sharp reactions from Bangladeshi leaders

Bangladesh’s interim head Muhammad Yunus’ law advisor Asif Nazrul, well-known India-critic and coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat Abdullah and a member of Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were among the leaders who criticized PM Modi’s post.

Bangladesh’s interim govt head announces general election will be held in late 2025 or early 2026

Muhammad Yunus, who took charge of politically unstable Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, has announced that elections will be held following key reforms like updating the voter list.

South Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Impeached Over Martial Law

The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 and Yoon’s presidential powers and duties were subsequently suspended leading Prime Minister Han Duck-soo — the country’s No. 2 official — to take over presidential powers much to the excitement of citizens who celeberated by dancing near the parliament building.

Bangladesh

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, senior officials involved in enforced disappearances: Bangladesh Inquiry Commission

In its preliminary report titled, "Unfolding the Truth," the commission set up by Muhammad Yunus’s interim government implicated Hasina and her defense adviser Major General (retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique in as many as 3,500 cases of enforced disappearances in the country that witnessed a violent student-led uprising before Hasina's ouster on August 5 this year.