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Anwar Ibrahim said that Waze, which was developed in Tel Aviv before being acquired by Google in 2013, could be "exploited by the Israeli regime."

Kim Aris called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar and said that his mother "must never be held hostage or used as a bargaining chip."

A joint communique ups the diplomatic rhetoric but offers no solutions.

Typically, South Korea has used loudspeakers to respond to North Korean provocations. Now Pyongyang has vowed to turn them on – and the prospects for de-escalation are dim.

China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.

Any Sino-American conflict would place enormous pressure on fuel supplies. U.S. fuel dependence turns Manila’s energy fragility into a strategic vulnerability.

Clear ground rules could not only help resolve the North Korean POW standoff but prevent the next case.

From Hong Kong to Bangkok, Paris, Taiwan, and North America, LGBTQ communities are encountering censorship, surveillance, and coercive pressure linked to China. 

Authorities have directed satellite TV channels to refrain from broadcasting or providing live coverage of "unpleasant incidents," meaning shootings, blasts and terrorist attacks.

Haq Do Tehreek, the movement that once brought the world’s attention to Gwadar’s longstanding grievances, is a pale shadow of its former self.

Last month, Manila accused Beijing of obstructing a similar mission to resupply troops stationed aboard a grounded warship on the shoal.

Four months into her impeachment trial in the Senate, the political winds are starting to turn against Duterte.

Some of the region's governments are moving toward manufacturing their own rolling stock – but this comes with trade-offs.

"We possess strength, we have courage, we are willing to make sacrifices, and we refuse to surrender," said the former general.

“If governments are serious about security in the fullest sense, investment in development is non-negotiable.”

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has yet to approve a single complaint involving its projects for dispute resolution or compliance review.

It’s a new kind of close encounter. Will it become a new normal?

Wellington’s latest environmental assessment highlights the growing economic risks of climate change, raising questions about whether government policy can keep pace.

China’s exports are surging, driven by AI-related technologies. National security-driven export bans could change that.

Insights from Matt Kinsella.