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While China and India compete for influence through Buddhism, smaller states such as Bhutan and Singapore are showing how Buddhist values, networks, and heritage can be transformed into diplomatic influence.

If Modi responds to the Cockroach protesters with further repression, it could backfire.

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

Parce qu'ils ont entraîné les modèles d'intelligence artificielle avec l'expérience humaine accumulée, les géants du secteur devraient céder la moitié de leur capital à un fonds populaire, a proposé en juin dernier le sénateur américain Bernie Sanders. Mais cette idée laisse une question ouverte (…) / Technologies de l'information, Marxisme, Capitalisme, Socialisme, Travail

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.

A high-profile case is raising doubts about President Prabowo Subianto’s motivations.

The winner takes it all. What happens if the United States loses?

« Le patrimoine se reconnaît au fait que sa perte constitue un sacrifice et que sa conservation suppose des sacrifices », écrivaient les historiens Jean-Pierre Babelon et André Chastel. Mais quels sacrifices ? Dans les zones protégées, de fait, les exigences de l'administration se traduisent par (…) / Urbanisme, État, Architecture, Écologie, Environnement

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.

In northeastern Syria, Kurdish leaders continue to fight a rear-guard battle for autonomy.

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A new book describes the destruction of Palestinian life street by street.

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.

How America gets stuck in its allies’ fights.

A new Taiwan option.

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.