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South Korea's army thought they were locked on to a North Korean UAV. It actually belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps.

Germany stepped up its deportations of Afghan nationals even as critics take aim at its interactions with the Taliban regime.

In East Asia’s graying societies, police are becoming the “catch-all” agency for managing aging, like dementia-related wandering.

Up to six proposals – ranging from nuclear power to absentee voting – will be put to voters in the November polls, but without the usual round of campaigning for signatures.

Most climate finance goes where it is easiest to lend. Embankments, water systems, shade, and shelters that save lives and livelihoods in villages struggle to find funding.

The announcement follows the Pakatan Harapan coalition's bruising defeat in the Negeri Sembilan state election on Saturday.

The capricious treatment of partners and allies threatens to do long-term damage to Washington's standing in the region.

The move is intended to weaken ASEAN's determination to hold Myanmar to the Five-Point Consensus and widen the divisions between the bloc's member states.

His rhetoric was familiar, but carried additional weight in light of recent clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.

The Red Sea corridor Asian trade depends on has another volatile shore, and almost nobody is watching it.

This year’s white paper places particular emphasis on Beijing’s growing ability to project military power beyond the First Island Chain.

As more countries consider acquiring nuclear weapons, the EAS should take the lead in addressing the growing challenges of proliferation. 

Aside from making sympathetic noises about living standards, Xi offered no new wisdom or solutions.

The Cockroach Janta Party reflects every hallmark of modern decentralized leadership theories, but is set to leave a lasting imprint on Indian politics.

Xi’s speech addressed the attendees at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, but his real audience was the international community, and of course the United States.

The new generation of Japanese policymakers is far less willing to accommodate China than its predecessors.

Two years after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, what is the role of Islamist movements in Bangladesh?

Last week, Pakistani Defense Minister Khwaja Asif described protesters “as enemies like India."

Officials say that the first small modular reactor of Uzbekistan’s nuclear power plant project is to be commissioned in 2029.

The program, which launched as a pilot in August 2025, is now permanent and at present affects the citizens of 50 countries.