Habib Siddiqui

  In June 2025, Rohingya photojournalist Sahat Zia Hero and Australian photographer Victor Caringal worked together to produce a series of photographs that showed how the Rohingya have adapted to daily life in the Kutapalong refugee camps in Bangladesh. This photo series is part of the taro leaf project that uses the taro leaf as a symbol to tell the story of Rohingya statelessness. Eight years ago, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled a targeted campaign of extreme violence by the Myanmar military and crossed into neighbouring Bangladesh. Zia and Victor reflect on their collaboration: Zia: “Photographing together was really nice. The topic we chose was ‘making a mark’ because our ‘mark’, our identity, our culture and history is being erased. And we have the other challenges of life in the camps – lack of access to education, opportunities for livelihood, healthcare and many things. So we’re trying to make a mark through our art, drawing, poetry, and photography, to keep our culture ali...

  Islamabad, Pakistan –  India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from a test range in Odisha on its eastern Bay of Bengal coast. The Agni-V, meaning “fire” in Sanskrit, is 17.5 metres long, weighs 50,000kg, and can carry more than 1,000kg of nuclear or conventional payload. Capable of travelling more than 5,000km at hypersonic speeds of nearly 30,000km per hour, it is among the fastest ballistic missiles in the world. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Did Trump’s tariff war force India and China to mend ties? list 2 of 4 Are India and Pakistan preparing for a naval face-off in a future conflict? list 3 of 4 India’s navy expands fleet with eyes on Indian Ocean rivalry list 4 of 4 What are India and Pakistan’s military and nuclear capabilities? end of list The Agni test came exactly a week after Pakistan announced the formation of a new Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC), aimed, say experts, a...

  The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 armed group have resumed negotiations in Qatar as violence deepens in the country’s mineral-rich eastern provinces in spite of a recently signed an agreement to reach a full peace deal. Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said delegations from Kinshasa and the M23 were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce  signed in July . “We’ve received the two parties here in Doha to discuss the earlier agreement,” Ansari said at a news briefing on Tuesday. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 DRC peace initiatives need sustained international pressure to succeed list 2 of 3 What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees? list 3 of 3 ‘The whole scheme stinks’: Ugandans question deal to take US deportees end of list The deal, brokered by Qatar, committed both sides to a ceasefire and a path to a final settlement. Under its terms, talks were supposed to begin on 8 August and concl...

  South African opposition leader Julius Malema was found guilty of hate speech by the country’s Equality Court on Wednesday this week over comments he made during a political rally in 2022. This is the third such ruling for the frequently outspoken and controversial leader of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 ‘Refuge to all African Americans’ – What Ramaphosa should have told Trump list 2 of 4 Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up? list 3 of 4 Trump’s Ramaphosa ‘ambush’: Key takeaways from heated White House meeting list 4 of 4 Why ‘Kill the Boer’ still echoes: It’s not hate, it’s hunger for justice end of list In May, United States President Donald Trump accused South Africa of  discriminating against whites  in the country, citing Malema as the leader of an anti-white movement. Relations between the two countries soured dismally this year, with Washington cutting aid to Pre...