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Seoul is well-positioned to leverage its newly-gained status as a “force multiplier,” capable of shaping the geopolitical calculations of the U.S. and China.  

The franchise's success reflects the growing size – and evolving nature – of Japan’s anime industry in recent years.

Protests in Bangladesh and Nepal toppled governments, but equally massive demonstrations in India and the U.S. never go that far – at least, not yet. 

The West Bengal government canceled the event to avoid ruffling the feathers of Muslim hardliners.

There are several issues with enumerating Afghanistan’s population, starting with the fact that there hasn’t been an actual census in over four decades.

Promised jobs with high salaries in Singapore, victims handed over their savings to recruitment agents – only to find themselves jobless, stranded, and at risk.

President Marcos has created a new Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to examine "misuse of funds in government flood control and related projects."

The ex-leader allegedly suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory, his executive functioning, and "his capacity for complex reasoning.”

The world’s democracies must work together—and constrain Washington.

The post–October 7 security strategy driving Israeli actions.

Even if China avoids a war of choice, a miscalculation could spark a war of chance.

A senior Philippine official has described the move as a prelude to Beijing's "eventual occupation" of the disputed South China Sea atoll.

The conflict in the Deep South persists because it serves economic, political, and ideological interests on both sides.

Le 2 décembre 2010, un vote du comité exécutif de la FIFA désigne le Qatar pour organiser la Coupe du monde de 2022. À Doha, la capitale de l'émirat, c'est une explosion de joie et les médias locaux célèbrent en boucle une reconnaissance internationale consacrant l'entrée du pays dans la cour des (...) / Golfe, Droits humains, Écologie, Relations internationales, Sport, Qatar - 2022/11

Elle fut une combattante indomptable. Emma Goldman (1869-1940), née en Russie, émigre aux États-Unis en 1885, obtient la nationalité américaine en 1887, la perd deux ans après — « dénaturalisation politique ». Elle rejoint, en 1917, la Russie pour découvrir « l'État communiste en action », puis la quitte (...) / États-Unis, France, Russie, Communisme, Femmes, Idées, Intellectuels, Presse, Syndicalisme, Travail, Socialisme, Marxisme, Socialisme libertaire, Anarchisme, Sexualité - 2022/11

While increasingly widespread, the view of China as an existential challenge to the current world order reflects political alarmism more than sober analysis.

In July, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan all signed agreements with Afghanistan related to the development of railways. 

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A South Korean National Assembly member discusses the damage done by the ICE raid on Hyundai’s plant.

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