By: The Trek News Desk Thailand has freed 18 Cambodian soldiers who had been in custody since July, following deadly clashes along the shared border. The release was carried out under the terms of a ceasefire agreement reached between the two countries over the weekend. The handover was delayed by a day after Thailand raised…
By: The Trek News Desk Mali and Burkina Faso have declared a ban on the entry of United States citizens, a move described as a direct response to recent travel restrictions imposed by Washington on nationals of the two West African nations. The decision was announced late Tuesday through separate official statements issued by the…
By: The Trek News Desk US President Donald Trump has said he wants the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement to be implemented “very quickly,” while issuing a stern warning to Hamas, stating that failure to disarm within a limited timeframe would lead to serious consequences. Trump made the remarks on Monday during talks…
By: The Trek News Desk Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and one of the country’s most influential political figures, Khaleda Zia, has passed away at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness. She breathed her last at around 6:00 am on Tuesday at a private hospital in Dhaka, marking the end of a defining…
By: The Trek News Desk Tensions have resurfaced between Thailand and Cambodia after the Thai military accused its neighbour of breaching a recently agreed ceasefire aimed at ending weeks of violent border clashes. The truce had brought temporary relief after unrest forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes. In an official statement,…
By: The Trek News Desk At least 13 passengers lost their lives, and close to 100 others were injured after a passenger train derailed in Mexico’s south-western state of Oaxaca, authorities confirmed on Sunday. The Mexican Navy, which oversees the country’s railway operations, said several of the injured remain in critical condition. According to official…
By: The Trek News Desk US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said that meaningful progress has been made toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war following high-level talks in Florida. However, both leaders acknowledged that several difficult and sensitive issues remain unresolved, with territorial control emerging as the most complex challenge. Speaking to…
By: The Trek News Desk Myanmar’s military-led government has begun the process of holding nationwide elections nearly five years after seizing power in a coup. Still, the exercise has been dismissed by critics at home and abroad as a “sham”. Ongoing civil war, the banning of major opposition parties and the jailing of political leaders…
By: The Trek News Desk A major traffic accident on a key highway in central Japan has claimed at least two lives and left 26 people injured, according to local authorities. The incident involved nearly 50 vehicles and triggered multiple fires, turning the expressway into a scene of chaos and destruction. Police said the accident…
By: The Trek News Desk Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has departed for the United States to hold peace talks with US President Donald Trump, following a severe overnight Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The two leaders are scheduled to meet in Florida on Sunday, where discussions are expected to focus on possible pathways…
