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The U.S. has threatened Sri Lanka with sanctions if it provides supplies to Iranian vessels stranded off its coasts.

Due to rapid economic growth and Chinese knowhow, public transit in the region's cities is entering something of a golden age.

Saleumxay Kommasith, a former foreign minister and permanent representative to the UN, has been appointed to the top job.

As Israel faces growing pressure in the West, Eagles’ Wings mission brings Christian leaders from across the globe to show support for the Jewish people and Israel

In contrast to Washington's fragmented approach, Beijing is showing an impressive ability to enact and coordinate regulations, policies, technical standards, and enforcement.

In a desperate bid to claw back territory from the Arakan Army, the Myanmar military has ramped up its use of air power.

According to the FBI, American nationals lost around $50 million to one network of online scammers based in India.

An alleged killing days after Koja Genta took office threatens Tokyo’s hopes for closer cooperation with Okinawa on its expanding southwestern defense posture.

North Korea has denied planting the mines and refused talks on the boundary line. 

Some history helps explain why the symbolism of the China-U.S. summit matters so much to Tokyo. 

Few gave the DPP's Puma Shen much of a chance in traditionally pan-Blue Taipei. But the race is proving more competitive than expected.

The U.S. has benefited from hard-earned lessons in the fight against transnational online scams. It’s time to apply them to address China’s sophisticated and relentless cyber spying.

All nine priority areas require substantial spending, and the investment needs to be sustained over many years to come.

When the law lags behind, citizens end up doing investigative work themselves, and pay for it when the people they expose strike back.

For a military that has not fought a large-scale war since 1953, experience on the Ukrainian front is tremendously valuable to North Korea.

Dushanbe's emergency hedge against Russia's fuel crisis puts Tajikistan in the path of U.S. secondary sanctions.

Since 2025, Tokyo has acted boldly and decisively to ward off foreign AI-related threats by developing AI for Japan, in Japan.

As Bhutan sells its new Gelephu Mindfulness City mega-project to the world, exiled communities see a high-tech gloss over an unresolved past.

Navigating a new era of resource regulation

ASEAN is looking for a third partner. Japan fits the bill — if it plays its cards right