The recent case of a Chinese student found unharmed in the US after his parents paid an $80,000 ransom to alleged ‘kidnappers’ has spotlighted the growing menace of...
The Indian government has decided to terminate the Free Movement Regime (FMR) allowing visa-free 16-kilometer entry into each other’s territory for people living along the India-Myanmar border. Advanced...
While Kenya has achieved substantial poverty reduction over 2005-2019, progress remains geographically uneven, leaving many behind, according to a new World Bank report. It prescribed policy pathways for...
China has built an enormous ocean drilling vessel called the Mengxiang to achieve humanity’s first-ever excavation into the Earth’s upper mantle. The ambitious mission could uncover clues about...
On December 15th, Guyana and Venezuela agreed to resolve their centuries-old border conflict over the Essequibo region peacefully, easing fears of potential military escalation. The Origins of the...
Former European Commission President Jacques Delors passed away recently at age 98. The French statesman was instrumental in major EU integration milestones but drew the ire of euroskeptics...
A sobering new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has highlighted the endemic levels of domestic violence against women in Pakistan, including disturbing rates of physical assault....
In a key development, Sweden’s bid to join NATO crossed an important milestone after a Turkish parliamentary committee approved its accession protocol on December 27. This brings Sweden...
India and the five-member Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU), led by Russia, are likely to soon begin negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). This proposed agreement aims to...
On December 25th, China announced Rear Admiral Hu Zhongming as the new commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), replacing Admiral Dong Jun. The change in leadership...
