Japan is preparing to arrange 1 trillion yen ($6.35bn) in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over the next five years, marking an effort to expand commercial engagement with one of South Asia’s largest
Tweeting from his prison cell, Pakistan’s cricketing hero and former prime minister Imran Khan described the country’s de facto leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as a mentally unstable, cruel dictator driven by
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Diplomatic efforts to end an acute and bloody armed conflict should always be welcomed and the persistence of Donald Trump’s administration, which has pursued this goal for more than a year and
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by Our Special Defence Correspondent Sri Lanka has managed to turn a question of military representation into a question of institutional confusion. At the 28th Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Victoria,
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Eight months after the United States began its oil blockade of Cuba, the island is increasingly marked by scenes of stark economic contrast. In Havana, solar panels illuminate businesses during blackouts, electric
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A concert, a demonstration or a football match may appear to be an ordinary gathering of people. But as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in facial-recognition systems, such events can also become
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The war in Iran is reshaping maritime transport as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts one of the world’s most important arteries for energy supplies. Until March, the strait channelled
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Volkswagen is betting on sharply higher profits per vehicle and expansion into new markets such as India as it confronts a profound shift in the global automotive industry and a steep decline
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, securing 44% of the vote in a historic result that brought the far-right party within reach
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a newly commissioned destroyer would form part of a nuclear response system capable of delivering “annihilating retaliatory strikes”, state media KCNA reported on Monday, although
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China could view recent cuts to US-South Korean military exercises as an opportunity to reassert itself in the Indo-Pacific, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday, while stressing that Washington had
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The Bay of Bengal is no longer merely a sweep of blue water connecting Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. It is becoming one of Asia’s most consequential strategic theatres—a maritime chessboard where ports,
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Iran said on Sunday that its forces had attacked a U.S. naval drone attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Iranian forces targeted ships in retaliation for American strikes on
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Brazil’s presidential election has entered a volatile new phase, with a widening confrontation inside the Supreme Federal Court colliding with an increasingly tight contest between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and
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Morocco is entering a more assertive phase of its foreign policy, buoyed by international backing that has strengthened Rabat’s confidence and encouraged it to revisit questions of territorial sovereignty beyond the Western
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The World Cup semi-final in July was more than a football match for many Argentinians. When their national team defeated England 2-1 after a nerve-racking contest, two of Argentina’s leading players displayed
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