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May 14, 2024
China and Cambodia to Begin Annual Military Exercise to Strengthen Cooperation, Fight Terrorism
By Sopheng Cheang
A total of 1,315 military personnel from Cambodia and 760 from China will participate in the 15-day Golden Dragon exercise.
May 13, 2024
India’s Election is More Than Halfway Done as Millions Vote in Fourth Round
By Sheikh Saaliq
Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir is among the 96 constituencies that voted today.
May 10, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal Can Campaign in Elections After Being Granted Bail by India’s Supreme Court
By Ashok Sharma
The Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister was arrested in a bribery case critics see as politically motivated.
May 10, 2024
India Urges Pro-China Maldives to Ease Tensions
By Ashok Sharma
The Indian and Maldivian foreign ministers met in New Delhi a day ahead of the deadline for the withdrawal of Indian soldiers from the archipelago.
May 09, 2024
Fiji’s Former PM Frank Bainimarama Sentenced to Prison for Interfering in Police Investigation
By Rod McGuirk
The charges stem from 2019, when then-Prime Minister Bainimarama ended an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific.
May 09, 2024
China and EU-candidate Serbia Sign Agreement to Build a ‘Shared Future’
By Dusan Stojanovic and Jovana Gec
Serbia became the first European country to commit to building a “community of common destiny” with China.
May 08, 2024
Protest Song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Now Banned in City After Appeals Court Overturns Ruling
By Kanis Leung
“Glory to Hong Kong” was often sung by demonstrators during huge anti-government protests in 2019.
May 08, 2024
Pakistan’s Military Says March Suicide Attack That Killed 5 Chinese Was Planned in Afghanistan
By Munir Ahmed
An army spokesperson said the attack, which killed Chinese engineers working on Pakistan’s Dasu Dam, was carried out by an Afghan national.
May 07, 2024
Russia Defends Veto of UN Resolution to Prohibit Nukes in Outer Space
By Edith M. Lederer
Instead, Russia urged the U.S., Japan, and their Western allies to vote to ban all weapons in space.
May 07, 2024
US and Philippine Forces Stage Combat Drills Near Strategic Bashi Channel off Southern Taiwan
By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila
This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel.
May 06, 2024
As China and Iran Hunt for Dissidents in the US, the FBI Is Racing to Counter the Threat
By Eric Tucker, Didi Tang, and Nathan Ellgren
Most defendants charged in transnational repression plots are based in their home country, making arrests and prosecutions rare.
May 04, 2024
For First Time, China Publicizes Alleged 2016 South China Sea Agreement With Philippines
By Christopher Bodeen
A statement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila described a “temporary special arrangement” supposedly agreed to during a visit to Beijing by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.