๐ŸŒฟ 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 #African

Indian Navy Gets First Shallow Water Anti-submarine Warships

The Arnala-class vessels can sprint for short bursts in order to maintain contact with any submarines they detect.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

China, Kyrgyzstan, and the Quiet Construction of a Sanctions-Resistant Trade Corridor

Every dollar that moves from Shenzhen to Bishkek to Moscow teaches China something new about how to operate in a sanctions-constrained world.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Search for 34 missing cockfighting gamblers points to volcanic lake

Filipino authorities are studying a new lead in a case that gripped the nation.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

What Indian Parliamentary Delegations Achieved in Post-Sindoor Diplomatic Outreach

India pointed out that it has a clear no-first-use of nuclear weapons policy. It is Pakistan that needs to clarify under what conditions it will use its nukes.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Hong Kongโ€™s stablecoin moment eclipses dollar peg debate

As global markets obsess over Hong Kongโ€™s 42-year-old currency peg to the US dollar, Financial Secretary Paul Chan seems more intrigued by the next four decades for the cityโ€™s economy. The currency speculators testing the Hong Kong monetary authority have a point, of course. The Hong Kong dollar is experiencing extreme volatility as the US exchange rate gyrates amid questions about Donald Trumpโ€™s tariffs and the...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

India to decide on overseas analysis of Air India crash flight recorders

Media reports in India have suggested that the flight's recorders will be sent overseas for analysis.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Coded Dependence: How Chinaโ€™s AI Expansion is Locking in Southeast Asia

Once a country builds and adopts Chinese AI systems, transitions to alternative providers will become exceedingly costly and complex.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Thai PM Apologizes for Leaked Audio Recording, Pledges to Support Military

The leak of the phone call with former Cambodian PM Hun Sen has brought her unsteady coalition government to the brink of collapse.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

China criticises UK warship's patrol in Taiwan Strait

China said the HMS Spey's transit "undermines peace and stability" in the region.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Adorable or just weird? How Labubu dolls conquered the world

The dolls have almost tripled their maker's profits - and, according to some, energised Chinese soft power.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

In St. Petersburg, Prabowo and Putin Pledge to Deepen Relations

Indonesia's leader clearly views improved ties with Russia as an important component of his form of assertive non-alignment.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Both Israel and the US should ponder air powerโ€™s limits inย Iran

As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, Israel is increasing its calls on the United States to become involved in the conflict. Former Israeli officials are appearing on US news outlets, exhorting the American public to support Israelโ€™s actions. President Donald Trump has signaled a willingness for the US to become involved in the [โ€ฆ] The post Both Israel and the US should ponder air powerโ€™s limits inIran...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Chinese airlines in a price war race to the bottom

Chinese state-owned airlines have joined an intensifying price war, although unwillingly, amid challenges including local passengersโ€™ weakening spending power and rising market competition. Air China, Southern Airlines and Eastern Airlines have been facing huge losses for five years since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020. Although China canceled all epidemic rules in early 2023, thethree firms still...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Cambodiaโ€™s Machiavelli on the Mekong Strikes Again

By leaking a recording of a phone call with Thailand's prime minister, Hun Sen has thrown an incendiary into Thai domestic politics.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Indian who called out a massacre - and shamed the British Empire

A defamation case filed against Sankaran Nair helped spotlight the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Iran diplomacy as cover for decapitation

Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Trumpโ€™s coercive turn risks disastrous war with Iran Nile Bowie analyzes the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, which threatens to drag Washington into another open-ended regime change war in the Middle East. Unless the US restrains Israel [โ€ฆ] The post Iran diplomacy as cover for decapitation appeared first on...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Assassinating Iranโ€™s Supreme Leader a recipe for chaos

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently refused to rule out the assassination of Iranโ€™s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a move that could โ€œend the conflictโ€ between the two rivals. His statement, made during an interview, signaled that Israel now sees the elimination of Iranโ€™s leadership as a legitimate strategic goal. Netanyahu defended [โ€ฆ] The post Assassinating Iranโ€™s Supreme Leader a...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Hedging ways out of troubled waters in South China Sea

The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hotspot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a stake in the waters has stirred up yet more trouble. Malaysia has, of late, reaffirmed its commitment tooil and gas exploration in waters claimed by Chinawhilequietly building up its militaryon the islands off [โ€ฆ] The post Hedging ways out of troubled waters in South China Sea appeared first...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern and protest

Japan has made the rare decision to release a map disclosing Chinese military movements.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Why capital is flooding into Asiaโ€™s emerging markets

In a year dominated by policy instability and asset repricing across developed economies, global capital is shifting course. The momentum now sits with Asiaโ€™s emerging markets, where renewed economic strength, demographic force and valuation advantages are converging. Allocations are rising fast, as major institutional investors rewire their strategies toward regions with clearer prospects and fewer [โ€ฆ] The post Why...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Tucker Carlsonโ€™s a Trump-coddling coward

The online meltdown over Tucker Carlsonโ€™s evisceration of Ted Cruz was predictably theatrical. Social media buzzed with the usual suspects declaring it a must-see affair, praising Carlsonโ€™s surgical dismantling of the Texas senatorโ€™s Iran hawks routine. And yes, watching Cruz squirm like a pinned beetle was wildly entertaining. The manโ€™s capacity for public humiliation remains [โ€ฆ] The post Tucker Carlsonโ€™s a...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

US applause for Israelโ€™s Iran strikes courts wider disaster

The eruption of war between Israel and Iran is no longer a hypothetical flashpointโ€”it is a live, unfolding campaign whose implications could shake the foundations of the international order and move the world closer to World War III. More worrying than the precision of the Israeli strikes is the exuberant endorsement they have received from [โ€ฆ] The post US applause for Israelโ€™s Iran strikes courts wider disaster...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

India Signals Reluctance to Call Out Israeli Aggression

New Delhi distanced itself from an SCO statement that strongly criticized Israelโ€™s attacks on Iran.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Air India says one engine on crashed plane was new

The plane that crashed last week had a "clean" engine history, the airline's chairman told a TV channel.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call

The leak provoked public anger and prompted a key coalition partner of Paetongtarn's party to quit.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals

Wellington says the Cook Islands must take concrete steps to "repair" their relationship.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Chinaโ€™s nuclear arms surge marks end of a deterrent era

Chinaโ€™s rapid push for nuclear parity with the US and Russia is cracking Cold War-era deterrence and igniting a volatile global nuclear arms race with no guardrails. This month, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that Chinaโ€™s nuclear arsenal is undergoing the fastest expansion among all nuclear powers. The institute states that Chinaโ€™s [โ€ฆ] The post Chinaโ€™s nuclear arms surge marks end...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Marcos vs Duterte feud enters critical phase in Philippines

MANILA โ€“ Vice President Sara Duterteโ€™s closely watched impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate has been delayed, with political allies closing ranks to protect the popular daughter of the countryโ€™s former president, Rodrigo Duterte, now detained in the Hague for thousands of deaths in his drug war. Sara Duterte became the first Philippine vice president [โ€ฆ] The post Marcos vs Duterte feud enters critical phase in...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Clean Energy, Dirty Deals: How Banks Fund Repression in the Guise of Climate Action

When banks mask profit-driven investments as climate solutions, they may end up doing more harm than good.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why Thailand Shelved the โ€˜Digital Walletโ€™ Scheme

The multibillion-dollar stimulus plan did little to address the longer-term structural challenges facing the Thai economy.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Indonesia to Punish Companies for Environmental Violations at Sulawesi Industrial Park

The Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park is home to around 50 companies, most of them involved in the processing of nickel for use in the manufacturing of stainless steel and EV batteries.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Trump made clear he does not fit in with G7, nor does he want to

Working alongside western democratic allies has not been a natural fit for Donald Trump. The US president left the recently concluded G7 summit in Canada early, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron assuming this was to work on addressing the most severe escalation between Iran and Israel in decades. But Trump offered little communication with [โ€ฆ] The post Trump made clear he does not fit in with G7, nor does he...

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Thai PM Rocked By Withdrawal of Major Coalition Partner

The move by the Bhumjaithai party followed the leak of a recorded phone call between PM Paetongtarn and Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen.

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Print and shoot: How 3D-printed guns are spreading online

The technology to build your own lethal weapon is promoted on social media

Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Devastating crash threatens Air India's ambitious turnaround

The tragedy happened as Air India was on the "final climb phrase" of its brand transformation after the Tata buyout

Published on: June 18, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia