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June 03, 2023
China Ukraine Envoy Urges Governments to ‘Stop Sending Weapons to the Battlefield,’ Negotiate Peace
By Joe McDonald
Li Hui said Russian and Ukrainian officials were open to peace negotiations, but he gave no indication they were any closer to happening.
June 02, 2023
Top US, Chinese Defense Officials Vie for Influence in Asia-Pacific
By David Rising
This year's Shangri-La Dialogue comes amid a wide range of issues, including the war in Ukraine, the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and growing tensions between China and the U.S.
June 02, 2023
India Puts 5-Year Pause on New Coal Plants, Bets on Renewables, Batteries
By Sibi Arasu
India’s new national electricity plan is hailed by energy experts as a positive step for a country that is currently reliant on coal for around 75 percent of its electricity.
June 01, 2023
North Korea Spy Satellite Launch Fails as Rocket Falls Into the Sea
By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung
North Korean media said the country’s space agency will investigate “the serious defects revealed” by the launch and conduct a second launch as soon as possible.
May 31, 2023
Possible Putin Trip in Spotlight as Russia, China Foreign Ministers Set for Meeting in South Africa
By Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray
The main summit of BRICS leaders, set for August, could be one of the most important in the bloc's short history as it contemplates expansion.
May 31, 2023
Beijing Says Chinese, US Defense Chiefs Won’t Meet at Shangri-La Dialogue
By Associated Press
The baby steps toward re-engagement will not extend to military dialogue.
May 30, 2023
India’s Northeast Remains on Edge After Ethnic Clashes
By Associated Press
The Manipur government claims that those killed in firing by troops were Kuki insurgents, not civilians.
May 29, 2023
PM Modi Inaugurates New Parliament Building Amid Opposition Boycott
By Sheikh Saaliq
The unveiling of the new building comes amid claims that the Indian leader is destroying the country’s parliamentary democracy.
May 27, 2023
Rights Group: Uyghur Student Missing in Hong Kong, Feared Detained
By Kanis Leung
Abuduwaili Abudureheman was reported missing after texting that he was interrogated by police at Hong Kong’s airport.
May 25, 2023
South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite as North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite
By Hyung-jin Kim
The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of their own and both are eager to possess them.
May 25, 2023
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Imran Khan Softens Demand for Snap Vote
By Munir Ahmed
Amid a crackdown on his party, the former cricketer turned Islamist politician is on the back foot.
May 25, 2023
Suicide Car Bomber Hits Checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan, Second Attack in 2 Days
By Siraj Dawar
Ten people were killed in two separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a traditional stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.
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