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Creative edge: made in Taiwan, banned in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities’ recent decision to ban Reversed Front: Bonfire, a Taiwanese-developed mobile game, has generated an unexpected outcome that illustrates both the complexities of digital governance and the enduring power of democratic principles. The game, which allows

Philippine naval upgrade more spectacle than strategy

As tensions rise with China in the South China Sea, the Philippines may be advancing a naval modernization strategy centered more on signaling and alignment than actual deterrence. This month, USNI News reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) launched its first Rajah

Trump knocks 'kooky' Carlson over Iran criticism

President Trump took a shot at pundit Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News host and one of his most reliable allies in the media, over the commentator's criticism of the president's posture toward Iran. "Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A

Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since Stalin’s death in 1953 and marks a disturbing new stage

What we know in the aftermath of the Minnesota shootings

Tremors spread though the political world on Monday after the weekend’s fatal shooting of a Democratic lawmaker and her spouse in Minnesota, and another shooting, allegedly by the same perpetrator, that injured a second lawmaker and his wife. The suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, was