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Governments must now choose: keep political money largely hidden, or adopt the basic transparency needed to sustain public trust. 

While the government is yet to divulge details, it is considering legislative amendments to relax rules related to the liability of operators and suppliers

According to a human rights lawyer, the Pakistani army is not interested in securing her release, as that would implicate them in illegal activities they want to keep hidden.

The immediate threat from Sumatra's floods and landslides may be over, but for many survivors the ordeal is only just beginning.

Compared to the fighting in July, there is a greater chance that the current conflict will be more protracted.

The Trump administration accuses Jakarta of "backtracking" on agreements to eliminate non-tariff barriers on U.S. goods.

The same U.S. administration Palau relies on for its security is openly dismissing the climate crisis that threatens Palau’s very existence.

Kyrgyzstan abolished capital punishment in 2007; President Japarov has suggested reinstating it as a way to confront horrific crimes against women and children.

With Japan entering a more security-driven and domestically oriented phase under Takaichi, India must adjust its approach to the relationship accordingly.

The current conflict is the most serious since the Taliban’s return in 2021. Yet it is also a logical extension of the never-ending tensions between the two countries.

Hong Kong is stuck in a governance vacuum, where neither democratic nor authoritarian accountability functions effectively.

The law is set for consideration in the Senate next week.

North Korea’s state-controlled media reported that Pyongyang began a plenary meeting to prepare for the upcoming Ninth Congress of the ruling WPK.

An interview with Edward Lemon on the recent attacks targeting Chinese workers near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.

Economic liberalization in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.

A colleague describes the reality of being a journalist in a country under military control and shares insights into Sai Zaw’s life in prison.

The death toll is mounting after four days of fierce fighting and Thai aerial bombardments .

Queer community organizations mobilized to help release over 200 men detained following a police raid on a sauna believed to have been used for “immoral activities."

Call it “Antisemitism 3.0” – ideological, narrative-driven, geopolitically functional antisemitism has spread throughout China, even without the religious or racial traditions that mark the hateful ideology in the West.

India’s climate policy must demonstrate real achievements vis-à-vis fossil fuels while highlighting modest gains in the realm of green energy.