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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.
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.
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.
Thu, 16/07/2026 - 08:26
A conversation with journalist and advocate Nathan Paul Southern.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 16:15
“This is our time to decide what AI looks like here in Australia,” Prime Minister Albanese said.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 16:02
From floods to heatwaves, cascading climate disasters expose mounting vulnerabilities demanding coordinated scientific and policy responses.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 15:44
Insights from Orlando J. Pérez
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 15:17
Controversy is raging over how – and how much – to shave the prosecutors’ inordinate powers.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 15:08
India’s diplomatic outreach to the Taliban has increased tremendously over the last year.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 14:13
The need to support elderly parents, particularly in rural areas, is an underappreciated factor in China's declining birth rate.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 11:52
A biopic on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra puts the spotlight on thousands of enforced disappearances and secret cremations carried out by the Punjab Police.
Wed, 15/07/2026 - 07:28
Operation Shaban is in response to a deadly terrorist attack on July 7 in the Mangi Dam area, which claimed the lives of 27 police personnel.
Tue, 14/07/2026 - 23:17
The region has shown real evidence of resilience.
Tue, 14/07/2026 - 18:55
With Ukrainian drone attacks putting the pinch on Russia’s oil industry, the Central Asian region faces a fuel crisis too.
Tue, 14/07/2026 - 18:30
New Caledonia has a new government, but the Pacific territory remains deeply divided between pro-independence and loyalist factions.
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