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  • WORLD

    China calls Philippine actions in S.China Sea 'extremely dangerous'

    Published on 25/12/2023

    » BEIJING: Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing on China's territory in the South China Sea, spreading false information and colluding with extraterritorial forces to cause trouble.

  • OPINION

    Why won't states regulate artificial intelligence?

    News, Published on 18/12/2023

    » What happens when a globe-spanning corporation becomes so powerful that even nations have to answer to it? In the 18th century, the British East India Company (EIC) came close. Founded by royal charter to act as a trading arm of the British monarchy, the company grew into an imperial power in its own right.

  • WORLD

    Venezuela, Guyana agree not to 'use force' to settle land dispute

    AFP, Published on 15/12/2023

    » CARACAS - The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering -- and recently reheated -- territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region, a joint statement said.

  • OPINION

    Ukraine: War, peace and the US Congress

    Oped, Published on 16/12/2023

    » We are approaching Ukraine's second Christmas at war with Russia. Gone are the heady days and David and Goliath moments of tough and plucky Ukraine stunning the Russian bear and, against all odds and predictions, presumably turning the military tide on the aggressor.

  • OPINION

    Asian century's geopolitics mapped

    Oped, Published on 13/12/2023

    » What is the relationship between maps and peace among nations? Maps depicting state territories, often attached to a peace treaty, were historically inked on paper. Two things call for attention here: first, a treaty by definition must have at least two parties and, consequently, a harmonious interpretation of treaty and its annexed maps is an exercise in treaty interpretation. International law, not power, must dictate map readings in international law.

  • OPINION

    When private corporations subvert states

    Oped, Published on 12/12/2023

    » Imagine a scenario where a private company effectively creates and controls its own jurisdiction within a sovereign country. This company introduces its own currency, enacts laws, and establishes courts, prisons, police forces, and even intelligence services. It formulates its own tax, labour, and environmental regulations (or lack thereof), regardless of their compatibility with national laws.

  • WORLD

    Philippines condemns China's actions in South China Sea

    Reuters, Published on 09/12/2023

    » MANILA - The Philippines condemned China's "illegal and aggressive actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying China's coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel conducting a regular resupply mission.

  • WORLD

    Venezuela-Guyana tensions soar, US mounts military exercises

    AFP, Published on 07/12/2023

    » GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

  • WORLD

    Greece and Turkey seek to improve relations

    AFP, Published on 07/12/2023

    » ATHENS - Greece and Turkey on Thursday restarted high-level talks to reduce chronic tensions in their relations as the Turkish president visited Athens for the first time in six years.

  • WORLD

    Give formula for peace a chance, Zelensky says

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 01/12/2023

    » KYIV - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is stepping up calls for China to join the Ukrainian Peace Formula more forcefully for a true and just peace.

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