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A Sacred Forest and a Foreign Mine: The Battle for Takayna/Tarkine
China-backed MMG's proposed tailings dam in northwest Tasmania, Australia, has sparked fierce opposition from Indigenous leaders, scientists, and environmentalists.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:
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Kyrgyzstanโs Second City Osh Takes Down Lenin Statue
Local authorities say the statue, Central Asia's largest Lenin monument, will be moved into a nearby park.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:From the Spanish Peso to the US Dollar: Chinaโs Role in Global Reserve Currenciesย
Chinaโs demand for gold today hearkens back to the 16th century, when Chinese demand for silver ushered in the worldโs first period of economic globalization.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:India: Navigating Privacy and Transparency in the Digital Age
While implementing the Data Protection Act, the Indian government must ensure rights to privacy and information.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: June 2025 Update
An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in May 2025.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs Chaotic Immigration Policies Target Myanmar and Afghanistan
The U.S. government has a checkered history of helping persecuted masses, but it has held that aspiration since its founding โ until Trump took office.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:'We were friends of the US': Fearful Afghans face Trump travel ban
Thousands living under Taliban rule worry for their futures after Afghanistan was included in a US travel-ban list.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Missing Indian bride arrested for allegedly murdering husband on honeymoon
Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam were on their honeymoon in India's Meghalaya state when they went missing.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Curfew and internet shutdown in India's violence-hit Manipur state
Violence erupted in parts of the state after the arrest of leaders from the Arambai Tenggol rebel group.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The tiny Philippine island denying and defying China at sea
LIKAS ISLAND โ Philippine Marine Private John Lloyd Lobendino scanned the deep blue waters surrounding Likas, a tiny speck of an island in the West Philippines Sea, while rubber boats carrying visitors from the BRP Andres Bonifacio landed on the pristine beach. While other 21-year-olds are busy with other young adult pursuits, Lobendino went about [โฆ] The post The tiny Philippine island denying and defying China at sea...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:If the world could just be as happy and well as Indonesia
In todayโs world, progress is often synonymous with wealth. Nations are ranked by how much they produce, how fast they grow, how seamlessly they innovate. By conventional standards, Indonesiaโstill working through development hurdlesโis more often positioned as a country in transition than a source of insight. And yet, Indonesia quietly defies that narrative. According to [โฆ] The post If the world could just be as...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Sri Lankaโs Middle Path in a Fractured World: Renewing the Bandung Spirit
If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpowers on more equal terms.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:South Korea cements cultural status with six Tonys for Maybe Happy Ending
The beloved musical won six awards at the top US honours for threatre.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:US plans nuclear buildup to check and deter China, Russia
With the New START treaty set to expire, the US Air Force is gearing up to surge warhead deployments to outmatch and deter nuclear rivals China and Russia. This month, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported that the US Air Force is prepared to expand its nuclear arsenal upon the expiration of the New START [โฆ] The post US plans nuclear buildup to check and deter China, Russia appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The US Factor in the Russia-India-China Troikaโs Revival
Can India convince Russia that its Indo-Pacific vision is independent of that of the US and compatible with Putinโs concept of a Greater Eurasia?
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The U.S. Factor in the Russia-India-China Troikaโs Revival
Can India convince Russia that its Indo-Pacific vision is independent of that of the US and compatible with Putinโs concept of a Greater Eurasia?
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Russiaโs war on Ukrainian children
As Russiaโs full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds well into its fourth year, children remain among the warโs most vulnerable victims. Ballistic missiles have struck homes, schools, hospitals, and playgrounds. Russia is not only targeting children with missiles, it aims to militarize Ukrainian children on the occupied territories to prepare them for a future war with [โฆ] The post Russiaโs war on Ukrainian children...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The 100-hour War: India Versus Pakistan
Chinaโs PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile, integrated with Chinese tactical data links, gave the Pakistan Air Force a key advantage on the first day of the strikes.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The forgotten story of India's brush with presidential rule
Indira Gandhi's aides pushed for a presidential system - centralising power and sidelining courts and parliament.
Published on: June 08, 2025 | Source:A Chance for India to Return to RCEP?
A strategic approach by Japan and ASEAN could ofer a golden opportunity.
Published on: June 08, 2025 | Source:What President Lee Jae-myung Means for Northeast Asian Security
From the North Korea-Russia alliance to China and Japan, South Korea's neighbors are watching closely for signs of Lee's foreign policy approach.
Published on: June 08, 2025 | Source:How India's 'biggest art deal' buried MF Husain masterpieces in a bank vault
The paintings are set to go up for auction for the first time on 12 June in India's financial capital, Mumbai.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Central Asia's tallest Lenin statue taken down
The monument to the Soviet patriarch will be replaced with a flagpole, authorities in Kyrgyzstan say.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Body of Thai hostage recovered from Gaza, Israel says
Nattapong Pinta was captured alive and was likely killed during the first months of captivity, the Israeli military says.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Polo-loving drug lord's double life catches up with him
Muhammed Hafeez lived a double life, rubbing shoulders with UK royals while also controlling a drugs empire.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Ukraineโs Operation Spider Web redefined the front lines of war
A series of blasts at airbases deep inside Russia on June 1, 2025, came as a rude awakening to Moscowโs military strategists. The Ukrainian strike at the heart Russiaโs strategic bombing capability could also upend the traditional rules of war: It provides smaller military a blueprint for countering a larger nationโs ability to launch airstrikes [โฆ] The post Ukraineโs Operation Spider Web redefined the front lines of...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs Golden Dome will make US โ and world โ less safe
President Donald Trumpโs idea of a โGolden Domeโ missile defense system carries a range of potential strategic dangers for the United States. Golden Dome is meant to protect the US from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and missiles launched from space. Trump has called for the missile defense to be fully operational before the end [โฆ] The post Trumpโs Golden Dome will make US โ and world โ less safe appeared...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:On board the driverless lorries hoping to transform China's transport industry
Driverless lorries are now operating across China - but public concern about these vehicles remains.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:The decades-old intrigue over an Indian guest house in Mecca
A now-demolished guest house in Mecca is at the centre of a bitter family tussle in India.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Chinese boy fell to death after slip at Irish clifftop
At the coroner's court in County Clare, a French tourist describes seeing the 12-year-old boy from China fall over the edge.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:India-Pakistan Relations After the Ceasefire
Terrorist attacks and looming problems over Indiaโs suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty will keep relations tense.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:No Fingerprint, No Food: How the UN Is Failing the Rohingya
Some 400 families in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been barred from receiving aid after refusing to provide biometric data for registration.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:China and the Tragedy of Leninist One-Party Politics
The CCP is pulled between the opposing fears of factionalism and one-man rule โ both of which stem from the inherent features of a Leninist system like Chinaโs.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:China Abandoned Its Old Norms, But Failed to Craft a Replacementย
From โcrossing the river by feeling the stonesโ to wandering without a map, Chinaโs governance logic is lost in transition.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Mayotte, a Contested Sovereignty
Mayotte's contested sovereignty has given rise to a complex nexus of challenges: mass irregular migration, mounting social tensions, and regional isolation.
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