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Tue, 27/05/2025 - 14:22
Since 2022, the number of individuals barred from entering either Russia or Kazakhstan has grown significantly.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 11:58
No country repeated India’s claims or condemned Pakistan by name after the Pahalgam attack or during Operation Sindoor. Not one of India’s many “strategic partners” was on India’s side.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 06:24
The Vietnamese conglomerate has a history of throwing itself into ambitious projects for which it has little or no previous experience.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 06:00
Jakarta's anti-drug agency linked the 2-ton meth seizure to a syndicate in the Golden Triangle, which has seen a spike in narcotics production over the past decade.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 03:29
189 people lost their lives when Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 03:18
Opening yesterday's 46th ASEAN Summit, the Malaysian leader also hailed the “significant” progress in efforts to end the civil war in Myanmar.
Tue, 27/05/2025 - 02:20
And what it reveals of current China-Japan relations.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 19:49
Various political factions are attempting to seize the advantage amid organic protests seeking the prime minister's ouster.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 14:48
However, a Taliban-only arrangement will merely replicate the exclusionary cycles that have doomed past peace efforts
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 14:41
Differences between political parties on issues like elections seem to be hampering the functioning of the interim government.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 12:28
Transitional justice, the last leg of the peace process, will remain incomplete unless the victims have adequate say in the process.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 07:38
The young nation has yet to fulfill a considerable number of legal requirements, suggesting that a later timeline might be more realistic.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 03:44
Along with the conflict in Myanmar, the issue of trade is likely to be high on the agenda at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 03:37
Following an underwhelming electoral return, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to lean all the more heavily on his relationship with Washington.
Mon, 26/05/2025 - 03:26
Malaysia needs to lead a regional push for international criminal accountability and reject the military's planned sham “elections.”
Sun, 25/05/2025 - 23:40
Washington itself hasn’t solved the problems that fed into Taiwan’s nuclear phase-out: waste storage and high costs.
Sun, 25/05/2025 - 22:52
The current tense phase of relations reflects a breakdown of the old deterrence logic.
Sun, 25/05/2025 - 17:15
Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged.
Sun, 25/05/2025 - 10:10
Anti-regime forces are focused on seizing control of military bases.
Fri, 23/05/2025 - 22:18
While the surface trigger was a display of wealth by the prime minister’s family, the root cause is deep-seated tension over corruption, inequality, and development.
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