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More Than 500 Feared Dead After Reported Shipwrecks Off Myanmar’s Coast, UN Says

TheDiplomat - Fri, 17/07/2026 - 01:31
The reports come on top of the 300 people already reported missing or drowned in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2026.

New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 19:05
The nation is looking to expand and balance its economic and security relationships – and India is at the top of the list.

Why Gen Z Is Back on the Streets in Bangladesh

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 16:20
A controversy centered on Bangladesh's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam brought students back out to protest.

Why China Will Not Sell 5th-Generation J-35 Fighter Jets to Pakistan (Yet)

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 15:38
For China, the decision to sell the J-35 would carry ramifications far exceeding those of any previous Chinese arms sale.

The Gap Between Reform and Local Power in Uzbekistan

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 15:22
One woman’s attempt to stand for election as mahalla chairperson reveals the barriers that remain to inclusive self-government in Uzbekistan.

Playing for a Place in the World Through Taiwan’s Baseball Diplomacy 

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 14:40
International sport offers something that conventional diplomacy often cannot: a stage on which Taiwan can appear before a global audience.

The State of Cambodia’s Online Scamming Industry

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 08:26
A conversation with journalist and advocate Nathan Paul Southern.

How Social Media Posts Are Fueling the Dehumanization of Malaysia’s Rohingya Population

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 07:15
The growing negative sentiment about the community bears a disturbing resemblance to the narratives that justified their mass expulsion from Myanmar in 2017.

Bloomberg Ordered to Pay $357,000 in Damages After Losing Singapore Defamation Case

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:33
The High Court ruled that a 2024 article on the city-state's luxury real estate market maliciously defamed ministers Tan See Leng and K. Shanmugam.

How Water Is Becoming Pakistan’s Nuclear Threshold

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:19
The real danger lies not in the immediate scarcity of Indus water flowing from India into Pakistan but in the widening gap between how they interpret the same facts.

What the West Bengal Egg Row Says About Indian Society

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:11
The BJP government, whose support base includes traditionalist Hindus, moved to drop eggs from the midday meal program in Kolkata.

Iranian Attacks Need Not Change the Gulf’s AI Ambitions

Foreign Policy - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:01
Ukraine offers lessons in how to keep infrastructure alive in wartime.

The Coming Clash Between China and Europe

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:00
Why a trade war can’t be avoided.

The Lost Art of Coercion

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 06:00
Why Trump’s belligerence is a sign of weakness.

Myanmar Military and Some Rebel Groups Ready For Talks, Thai FM Says

TheDiplomat - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 04:16
ASEAN special envoy Ma. Theresa Lazaro held separate talks with military-backed negotiators and six rebel groups in Pattaya earlier this week.

Russia Shifts Its Focus to the Black Sea

Foreign Policy - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 22:45
Moscow is targeting trade routes and deepwater ports to strain Ukraine’s wartime economy.

Will Hasina Return to Bangladesh?

Foreign Policy - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 22:35
The former prime minister set a timeline for her homecoming, despite the threat of arrest.

A New Law Heralds China’s Fraught Ethnic Future

Foreign Policy - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 21:58
Xi Jinping’s push for assimilation won’t solve long-standing issues.

Sudan Faces New Sanctions as Evidence of Atrocities Mounts

Foreign Policy - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 21:46
But countries remain unwilling to directly sanction foreign actors enabling the war.

Ukraine Isn’t Waiting Around for Patriots

Foreign Policy - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 21:27
A new European coalition is looking to build quicker and cheaper anti-ballistic missile systems—off Ukrainian technology.

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