ANANTNAG, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of
In an interview with CNA, Mr Rudd spoke about the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, a shift in China's ideological perspective, and navigating the delicate balance of ties in the Indo-Pacific region.
Incumbent Joko Widodo and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have warmed to the idea. But the tense relationship between them and Ms Megawati Soekarnoputri could stand in the way.
Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the country's director of public prosecutions said.
What was initially a by-election serving as a proxy to test the support for the unity government and Selangor state government has evolved into a classic identity politics poll, says political analyst James Chai.
Heightened tensions over the status of Taiwan have made the South China Sea even more strategically important, says a Northeastern University professor.
It would be politically difficult for PM Anwar Ibrahim and the king to support such an idea, say analysts. They add that relations with Singapore and China could also sour if such a casino targets their citizens who face restrictions in gambling domestically.
MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine's Western-backed forces.
Huawei Technologies is at the center of yet another skirmish in the Sino-American tech war. The United States revoked some export licenses that permitted the shipment of high-end American chips to Huawei, and Beijing complains that Washington thus breached a commitment not to
KABUL - Three Taliban security personnel were killed when a motorcycle carrying an explosive device blew up near a military vehicle in northern Afghanistan being used in opium poppy eradication operations, an interior ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
As Asia Times has noted in updated versions of a Stephen Bryen article that appears on our home page, France denied Russian non-governmental reports of a French Foreign Legion deployment to Ukraine – and the Associated Press put out a “fake news alert.” We remain unpersuaded
Some observers believe that a bigger Cabinet may be part of President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s attempt to facilitate his incoming government’s ability to fulfil its election promises.
Israel entered Rafah, a city that marks Gaza’s southern border crossing with Egypt, on May 7, 2024, launching a military offensive that the US and others have cautioned Israel not to pursue. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 6 against
Concerns include uncertainty over what people with disabilities can do, unsuitable facilities for their needs, and hesitancy among other employees in welcoming them.
The US and China are locked in an escalating spy satellite race, with both sides tapping their respective commercial space sectors to gain a rapid launch edge. The US Space Force (USSF) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plan to build several targeting satellites to
The incident comes within a week of two other attacks on footballers in Malaysia, with one hospitalised with fourth-degree burns after he was splashed with acid.