South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging
China’s influence in Bangladesh is expected to grow further after this week’s national election, following the 2024 ouster of long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose government had close ties with India. According
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MI5 has issued a stark warning to UK universities over growing interference from China and other “hostile states,” highlighting attempts to sway research, intimidate staff, and shape academic discourse. Last week, more
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A troubling new pattern is emerging in the United States, one that has left investigators grasping for language and communities struggling to understand why acts of extreme violence keep occurring. As documented
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In an age when corporate lifespans are often measured in quarters rather than centuries, Japan stands apart. Scattered across the archipelago are businesses that trace their origins back more than a thousand
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The office of the Dalai Lama has issued a firm denial rejecting claims circulating in media reports and on social media that attempt to link the Tibetan spiritual leader to the late
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Hong Kong’s most prominent media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to a total of 20 years in prison on national security charges, bringing to a close the city’s most high-profile
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Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party declared victory on Sunday night in the country’s lower house election, as vote counting neared completion and projections showed a wide gap between the conservative-led government and its
More The name of the Dalai Lama has appeared 168 times in newly released court files related to Jeffrey Epstein, triggering renewed international scrutiny of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s past associations, according to
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Iran will strike U.S. military bases across the Middle East if it comes under attack by American forces, its foreign minister has warned, as tensions escalate amid a growing U.S. military presence
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Algeria has begun formal procedures to cancel its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, a move that signals a further deterioration in relations between the two countries. The agreement, signed
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In the Sardinian city of Nuoro, a high stone wall still surrounds a prison once infamous for housing Italy’s most dangerous mobsters and convicted terrorists, exiled far from the mainland. For years,
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The United States is intensifying pressure on Ukraine to hold national elections as soon as possible, according to a Reuters report that highlights growing impatience in Washington over the country’s prolonged suspension
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The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments by the US ambassador to the world body in
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Kenya and Somalia are facing a deepening drought emergency that is devastating pastoralist livelihoods, driving distress sales of livestock, and raising the risk of conflict over scarce resources, according to reporting by
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Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, Tarique Rahman, has rejected an offer to form a post-election unity government with his main rival, saying his party expects to secure a clear mandate when the
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