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Dozens arrested at Palestine Action demo in UK
Published on 06/09/2025
» LONDON — British police arrested dozens more people on Saturday under anti-terrorism laws for demonstrating in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the government as a terrorist organisation.
Uniting Asia for common growth
Oped, Published on 04/09/2025
» Amidst the current geopolitical turbulence, eminent persons of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Aug 26–27, to brainstorm pragmatic strategies and policy recommendations for Asia-Pacific countries to navigate challenges and advance towards a sustainable future.
Singapore politicians warn against foreign meddling in election
Published on 27/04/2025
» Singapore’s political leaders are warning against foreign attempts to influence voters in an election campaign, under measures introduced four years ago to guard against external meddling.
Remembering a journo like no other
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 04/04/2025
» Gwen Robinson was a quintessential journalist who probed for the best scoop and pried for the juiciest gossip, an old-style old hand the likes of which we are unlikely to see again. In the new contentious era of geopolitical conflict and geoeconomic tension underpinned by American economic nationalism, Robinson's journalist craft over more than four decades explaining and linking Asia and the West will be sorely missed.
Taliban rule dims Afghan women's rights
News, Published on 17/03/2025
» The darkening rule of the Taliban regime over Afghanistan continues to dim prospect women's rights as well as any chances for the war-torn country to overcome an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Currently more than 50 percent of the population, some 23 million people in this South Asian land, require humanitarian assistance and that aid is now decreasing.
Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.
Militant behind Kabul airport suicide bombing arrested
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - An Islamic State operative accused of planning a suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal in 2021 has been arrested, President Donald Trump has said.
Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial ambitions
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» PALM BEACH, Florida - Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighbouring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.
US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2024
» WASHINGTON: The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself after rebel fighters' stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Joe Biden said on Sunday.
Assad’s fall: The end of Syria’s brutal ruling dynasty
Published on 08/12/2024
» Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president who inherited power in 2000 with promises of reform, only to brutally suppress his opponents in a war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, has been toppled in a lightning rebel advance, according to state television.