Bangladesh's first credible election in almost two decades has brought the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) back to power in a landslide.

Nepal's 5 March election delivered a landslide victory to the relatively new Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), ending years of fragile coalitions in which three established politicians repeatedly rotated as prime minister.

Israel's assault on Iran, launched with the USA, has shifted the global spotlight away from its ongoing violations of the rights of people in Gaza, where killing continues despite the October ceasefire.

The 62nd Munich Security Conference showed the extent of the rupture in the international order.

Iran's biggest uprising since the 1979 revolution began on 28 December 2025, when economic collapse sparked protests that rapidly spread across the country, drawing in a broader cross-section of society than any previous wave of unrest.

The World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland in January, made clear that multilateralism is in crisis.

The United Nations Security Council faces a deepening crisis of effectiveness and legitimacy.