Monsoon flooding and muddy terrain in Cox's Bazar. Source: USA for UNHCR / Deadly floods and landslides hit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Heavy monsoon downpours have triggered a series of devastating landslides in southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least eight Rohingya refugees and one local resident, officials confirmed. The disasters occurred overnight as torrential rains destabilized the steep, deforested hillsides of the sprawling refugee settle

The launching ceremony of eYAA Cohort 6. Photo : Instagram aseanthailand BANGKOK, July 3 2026— In a major step toward regional integration and youth leadership, the eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (eYAA) Programme officially launched its Cohort 6 Regional Capacity Building Workshop on July 3, 2026, at Chulalongkorn University. The event drew over 150 high-profile attendees, including executive representatives from the ASEAN Foundation, the Maybank Foundation, civil society org

Pathan Aamirkhan AiyubKhan OLPAD, SURAT: True leadership isn’t defined by the challenges one faces, but by how one uses those challenges to uplift others. In the town of Olpad, located in the Surat district of Gujarat, India, a young man named Pathan Aamirkhan Aiyubkhan is proving exactly that. Despite living with approximately 80% visual impairment, Aamirkhan has refused to let his physical limitations restrict his vision for society. Instead, while balancing the intense dem

REUTERS/Alina Smutko KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its largest and most coordinated aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the full-scale invasion began, killing at least 17 people and wounding over 90 others in a relentless 11-hour bombardment. The attack, which began late Wednesday night and lasted deep into Thursday morning, saw a wave of 74 missiles and 496 drones targeting the city. While Ukrainian air defense systems successfully intercepted hundreds of inco