WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (MNTV) — A rare and significant disagreement has emerged between the United States and Israel following Israeli airstrikes on fuel depots near Tehran, with American officials expressing concern that the operation could escalate tensions in the region. Israeli forces struck several oil storage facilities and petroleum distri...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s election authorities have revised the official results of a nationwide referendum held earlier this month, reducing the total number of votes cast by more than 1 million and altering the breakdown of “Yes” and “No” ballots. The Election Commission (EC), the constitutional body responsible for overseeing ...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Satellite imagery indicates that the US Navy has removed all vessels from its base in Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the United States Fifth Fleet, as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. According to reports citing US officials, the repositioning is linked to concerns that the Bahrain base could become [&hel...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing one of the most severe downturns in global opinion recorded for a major world leader in recent years, according to the Gallup International End of Year Survey 2025. The survey, conducted by the Gallup International Association across 58 countries and based on responses fro...
By Iftikhar Gilani The fragile peace process in the southern Philippines is facing a critical test. Hüseyin Oruç, vice president of the Turkish humanitarian organization IHH and a member of the Third Party Monitoring Team overseeing the Bangsamoro agreement, warns that stalled reforms and delayed elections are deepening frustration in the Musl...
NEW YORK (MNTV) – The United States of America is moving toward the midterm elections while there are growing concerns among some political scientists that the country has moved even further along the path to some form of autocratic order. Staffan I. Lindberg, the founding director of Sweden’s V-Dem Institute, which monitors democracy ac...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan said Tehran has prevailed in “war of narratives,” asserting that strong public backing across the region, including in Pakistan, has reinforced Iran’s position amid ongoing Middle East tensions. Reza Amiri Moghadam made the remarks during an interactive session organized by the Iranian...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s newly elected parliament convened, with lawmakers taking the oath of office and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman formally sworn in as the country’s prime minister following a decisive election victory last week. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath t...
MNTV News Desk The United States, Pakistan and India have congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party for winning February 12 elections. Brent Christensen, the US ambassador to Bangladesh, has congratulated the BNP after it claimed victory in Thursday’s election. “Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on a successful election and to the B...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday claimed a thumping win in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become prime minister. Final results are still to come, but the United States was swift to offer its congratulations to Rahman and the BNP [&helli...
