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August 01, 2023
IS Claims Responsibility for Bombing at an Election Rally in Pakistan
By Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan
The attack targeted a Pakistani party that has close ties with the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban.
August 01, 2023
Aung San Suu Kyi Has Some of Her Prison Sentences Reduced by Myanmar’s Military Junta
By Associated Press
Despite the minor reduction in her prison sentence, the 78-year-old Nobel laureate still faces 27 years in prison.
August 01, 2023
Skepticism Prevails as China’s Leaders Promise to Back Private Businesses to Spur Slowing Economy
By Joe McDonald
Entrepreneurs and investors are waiting to see what concrete steps Beijing might take to make good on its recent pledge to “boost confidence” in the private sector.
July 31, 2023
EU Leader Cites Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine to Warn Against China’s Aggression in Asia
By Jim Gomez
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint news conference with the Philippine president that “the illegal use of force cannot be tolerated, not in Ukraine, not in the Indo-Pacific.”
July 31, 2023
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 44 People, Wounds 200 in Northwest Pakistan
By Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan
The attack on a Jamiat Ulema Islam political rally in Bajur district was aimed at weakening political Islamists.
July 28, 2023
Shiite Kashmiris Hold Moharram Procession in Srinagar For the First Time in 3 Decades
By Aijaz Hussain
The lifting of the ban on such processions comes as the overall security situation improves in Kashmir, say authorities.
July 28, 2023
India and Japan to Collaborate in Building Semiconductors and Resilient Supply Chains
By Ashok Sharma
They also discussed ways to deepen defense and tech cooperation.
July 27, 2023
China Rolls Over $2.4 billion Loan for Islamabad for 2 Years
By Munir Ahmed
Pakistan will now only make interest payments in both years, its finance minister has said.
July 27, 2023
Rival Koreas Mark Armistice Anniversary in Two Different Ways That Highlight Rising Tensions
By Kim Tong-hyung
North Korea has invited delegations from China and Russia to attend festivities in Pyongyang; meanwhile, the mood is more somber in South Korea.
July 26, 2023
Can INDIA Defeat Prime Minister Modi?
By Sheikh Saaliq
The opposition alliance will need to present a credible alternative to put up a strong fight against the hugely popular BJP leader.
July 26, 2023
Cambodian PM Says He Will Step Down in 3 Weeks and His Son Will Succeed Him
By Sopheng Cheang
Hun Sen says that will relinquish the prime ministership on August 22, after more than 38 years in power.
July 25, 2023
China Removes Outspoken Foreign Minister, Fueling Rumors of Rivalries Within the Communist Party
By Associated Press
Qin Gang has been replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi, in the foreign minister post amid swirling rumors and very few details.