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With Tajikistan's main supplier of oil, Russia, under pressure, Dushanbe has turned to another partner: Iran.

The Han Kuang drills are a useful step, but it should lead to more measurable questions for Taiwan’s ability to weather a crisis.

Soldiers told survivors that the massacre in Byain Phyu was retaliation for the defeat and casualties the military suffered at the hands of the Arakan Army in the Battle for Kyauktaw.

The shape of the Kazakh legislature may have changed, but the politics of Kazakhstan have not necessarily been transformed. 

The U.S., South Korea, and Japan are pursuing different AI-driven combat systems. That will lead to different recommendations on the same battlefield.

These disputes all involve India and the Himalayas – but in these three cases, the other claimant isn’t Pakistan.

The former prime minister defeated incumbent chair Jung Chung-rae 54.1 percent to 45.9 percent in the party’s chairmanship election.

Until 2022, the DAP had spent six decades in opposition – but gaining a foothold in government has been a mixed blessing.

Bangkok's recent campaign of diplomatic outreach undermines the bloc's collective approach to the country's crisis.

It has built dozens of expressways and highways at enormous cost. But these have not survived the stress test of even the season's first rains.

Multiple reports highlight alarming loss of wages and work hours due to extreme heat.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that Manila and Beijing have made progress in energy talks, despite the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea.

The painter was one of 14,000-plus men, women, and children who were sent to S-21 between 1975 and 1979 – and one of just a handful to survive.

Accidents, the ‘normalization’ of law enforcement and integration into a sphere of influence

From Indonesia to Africa and Oceania, China is enlisting foreign countries to support its increasingly strict interpretation of the One China principle.

The city-state’s ties with Israel have been built on a history that very few other Asian countries can boast. But Singapore can still say "no."

The exercise highlighted increasing tensions in the waters east of Taiwan, which are also close to Japan and the Philippines.

Japarov claimed he changed his mind once he realized Tashiev is “not ready.”

The Arctic and Antarctic are reshaping both the global climate and the geopolitical chessboard. Yet India remains absent from the tables where polar futures are decided. 

The incident reveals Beijing’s growing efforts to assert authority over Tibetan Buddhism – including in other countries.