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Wed, 03/12/2025 - 20:30
Pressure has allegedly been mounting for months on the popular outlet.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 18:49
The underlying challenges to lasting peace along Central Asia’s borders lie in the fundamentally top-down structure of regional diplomacy.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:41
Insights from Sarah M. Beran.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:21
Lee has downgraded “denuclearization” as a goal. Will it be enough to attract interest from Pyongyang?
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:07
The attack targeted foreign nationals working on mining projects in Balochistan’s mineral-rich Chagai district.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:03
The total economic losses incurred are estimated to be around $6-$7 billion. This is more than the country’s foreign reserves.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:54
A limited test ban would set important guardrails to manage escalation among nuclear weapons states, particularly the U.S., Russia, and China.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:37
Amid the political and economic changes of the early 2000s, it seemed unthinkable that China would revert back to Mao-era repression. But's that's exactly what happened.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:11
In a special address, Lee Jae-myung expressed gratitude toward the citizens for their defense of Korean democracy.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:11
This incident is a reminder that individual acts of violence cannot be understood, or prevented, through security measures alone.
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 00:03
Despite the corruption allegations against him, Marcos has so far survived the crisis, but his presidency has been weakened.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 20:17
The government's push for "digital sovereignty" follows similar efforts in Russia and Kazakhstan, raising fears about expanded state monitoring in a country with a dismal human rights record.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 19:08
The country’s political polarization has metastasized. What can be done?
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:36
The ADB’s new program fits right into the Philippine government’s plans for transition mining – to the detriment of Indigenous communities.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:15
In one of the attacks, a drone was reportedly used to drop grenades on Chinese workers.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 16:28
The plan’s primary goal seems to be attracting international data center investment – even at the cost of abandoning regulation.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 16:09
Chinese officials detained an Indian national for 18 hours at Shanghai airport, claiming that her Indian passport was not valid as she is from Arunachal Pradesh.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 15:32
The long-suppressed Tiwari Commission report on the 1983 Nellie massacre has finally been released, but early responses suggest it may ignite debate on demographic change rather than accountability for one of India’s deadliest episodes of mass violence.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 15:28
The recent M5.5 earthquake occurred outside the better known seismic hazard zones and is a wake-up call to boost preparedness.
Tue, 02/12/2025 - 15:04
A merchant selling “gel blasters” is the latest person to face serious criminal charges for possession of seemingly harmless guns.
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