🌿 Your Peace Pulse
Explore inspiring stories, grassroots movements, and peace-building initiatives from around the globe.
Browse by Category
Popular Topics
#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanTomahawks not sole Trump option for increasing pressure on Putin
US President Donald Trump, in the midst of his triumph ending the Gaza war and gaining the return of the Israeli hostages, is jacking up the pressure on Russia. The major threat, but not the only one, is the threat to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that would be used to target assets inside Russia. […] The post Tomahawks not sole Trump option for increasing pressure on Putin appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:
Share on Facebook
Share in Tweet (rip twitter)
Share on LinkedIn
Share on Reddit
Share on Threads
Share on Bluesky
The UN’s Sri Lanka Failure
Why yet another resolution on accountability is being rejected by victims.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:India’s Use of Artificial Intelligence During the Indo-Pak Four-Day Crisis
New Delhi’s claim is an unprecedented development in South Asia. How will Pakistan respond?
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:When Will China Begin Earning Nobel Prizes in Science?
Many Chinese scientists are highly cited, but Nobel laureates remain scarce.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Trump, China, and Declining US Influence in Asia
Under the second Trump administration, China overall is in a better position to spread its influence in competition with the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Is Reconciling Cambodia and Thailand Possible?
A conversation with veteran rights advocate Phil Robertson.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Some of Australia’s ‘ISIS Brides’ Have Returned
Australian nationals should have been repatriated from Syria long ago – but that doesn’t mean these women aren’t a threat.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Digital currencies and the end of banking as we know it
Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. Rulers have long understood that whoever issues and manages the currency also commands the economy and, by extension, society itself. In Tudor England, Henry VIII’s “Great Debasement” between 1542 and 1551 reduced the silver content of coins from more […] The post Digital currencies and the end of banking as we know it...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:India and Canada reset ties after strain of Sikh leader's murder
Canada's foreign minister visits Delhi as the sides restore ties strained by a murder on Canadian soil.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:How the Gaza War Changed Arab Elites’ Perception of China
The Gaza War has shattered Arab illusions about China as a normative power and recast it as a transactional actor.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:North Korea Hosts Military Parade With China, Russia Looking On
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korea showcased its newest ICBM.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:China accuses US of 'double standards' over tariff threat
Beijing says it could introduce "countermeasures" if the US President imposes an an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Taliban turn Pakistan’s ‘strategic depth’ into security sinkhole
One of the worst Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes in recent years has turned an old strategic fiction into hard reality: the Taliban are no longer Islamabad’s “strategic depth.” They have become a neighboring power asserting their own red lines. In overnight clashes on October 11-12, Kabul claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and seized multiple […] The post Taliban turn Pakistan’s ‘strategic depth’ into...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Dushanbe Hosts Putin and Leaders of Commonwealth of Independent States
The October 8-10 summit was largely seen as a test of Russia's eroding influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Kabul sliding back into its proxy war past
Afghanistan is on a familiar and dangerous path. Once again, the country risks becoming a proxy battlefield – caught between competing regional powers with its sovereignty compromised and legitimacy eroded. History offers a stark warning: the last time Afghanistan became a chessboard for foreign ambitions, it destabilized the country for decades and left lasting scars […] The post Kabul sliding back into its proxy war...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:A photo worth a thousand words: Taliban minister with Indian female journalists
Female reporters were invited after being excluded from Taliban minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's first event in Delhi.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:China’s rare earths squeeze leaves US dangerously exposed
The recent intensification of US-China trade frictions, marked by China’s expanded export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) announced on October 9, 2025, and President Donald Trump’s subsequent 100% tariff threat on October 10, underscores the deepening mistrust between the world’s two largest economies. China, which controls 85-90% of global rare earth processing capacity, introduced […] The post China’s rare...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:US calls for China to release 30 leaders of influential underground church
Zion Church, founded by pastor Jin Mingri in 2007, is one of China's largest underground church networks.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Why Indonesia Should Not Buy an Aircraft Carrier, At Least For Now
The proposed acquisition of the decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi is out of step with the country's main defense priorities.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:T-Dome: Taiwan’s new shield against China’s first strike
Taiwan is racing to raise its own missile shield — a homegrown “T-Dome” defense network meant to keep the island fighting in the opening hours of war — as China masses new missile bases and hypersonic weapons along its coast. This month, multiple news outlets reported that Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced plans to build […] The post T-Dome: Taiwan’s new shield against China’s first strike appeared first on Asia...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:India Upgrades Ties With Taliban Regime
New Delhi has announced the reopening of its embassy in Kabul and a slew of new projects in Afghanistan.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:The sudden risk of a broader South Asian war
When Afghan Taliban forces opened unprovoked fire across Pakistan’s western border this weekend—from Angoor Adda to Chitral and Baramcha—it was not an isolated act of frontier aggression. It was a geopolitical tremor, one that could reshape the delicate balance of power across South Asia. Pakistan’s military said 23 of its soldiers were killed by Afghan […] The post The sudden risk of a broader South Asian war appeared...
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:From Four Pillars to Five: Vietnam Reshapes Its Collective Leadership Model
With the elevation of the standing member of the Secretariat, the Communist Party of Vietnam is restructuring its top leadership while keeping collective rule intact.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Myanmar Invites ASEAN to Send Election Observers to Year-end Polls
The contentious polls are scheduled to be held in several phases beginning on December 28.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:From Ambition to Action: Rajnath Singh’s Visit Deepens Australia-India Ties
The Indian defense minister’s visit to Canberra underscores that New Delhi is committed to building ties with its Indo-Pacific partners.
Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka and the NPP’s First Year in Government
The fight against corruption is a strong point for the NPP government. Economic relief remains a struggle.
Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source:Afghan Taliban says Pakistani troops killed in 'retaliatory' border attacks
The attacks came days after Pakistan was accused of bombing a market inside Afghanistan.
Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source:KPop Demon Hunters directors on Oscar chances and a possible sequel
The co-directors of Netflix's most watched film ever say "there's more we can do with these characters"
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:Indian student captured by Ukraine joined Russian army to avoid drug charges, says mother
Gujarat’s Sahil Majothi joined the Russian army to avoid jail over alleged drug charges.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas
Unpredictable, intense and longer monsoons are encroaching into autumn, turning it into a deadly season.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade
Named the Hwasong-20, its size suggests that it could carry multiple nuclear warheads.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:Trump’s military strikes won’t break Latin America’s drug cartels
At the start of September 2025, US President Donald Trump sent a naval task force into the Caribbean to tackle drug trafficking in the region. The initiative has led to strikes on four alleged drug boats off the Venezuelan coast so far, killing at least 21 people. The strikes have been condemned by Venezuela and […] The post Trump’s military strikes won’t break Latin America’s drug cartels appeared first on Asia Times....
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:The first day after the Gaza war
The day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – Friday, October 10 – is critical, as it lays the foundation for future peace and security in the region. Key initial actions in this first phase include the staged return of hostages and a prisoner exchange, framed by a nonnegotiable military ceasefire and withdrawal plan. […] The post The first day after the Gaza war appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:Can anything knock China off its mountain?
A few years ago, it looked as if the US and China might battle over global hegemony and preeminence. But this looks less likely now, thanks to America’s own behavior. Under Trump 2.0,the US has alienated many of the key alliesit would have needed in order to match China’s market size and manufacturing acumen, leaving […] The post Can anything knock China off its mountain? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source:How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper
The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.
Published on: October 11, 2025 | Source: