80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using ...
China concludes two-day war games around Taiwan after live fire drills
China's military concluded two-day war games around Taiwan in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China ...
What to know about China's war games around Taiwan over the years
China launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan on Tuesday, saying on Wednesday they were code-named "Strait ...
Asia Map Shows Region Rocked by Powerful Earthquakes in 24 Hours
More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years ...
Suspected US airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 4 people near Hodeida, Houthi rebels say
Suspected U.S. airstrikes have battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen, with the Houthis saying one strike killed at least ...
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Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war
Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...
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Trump II, Southeast Asia, and Asymmetric US-China Competition
To be sure, it is still early days in the second Trump administration and its effects on the nature of U.S.-China asymmetric ...
Trump’s tariffs send the world a blunt message: U.S. stocks are no safe haven.
The U.S. security umbrella has provided Americans an array of benefits over the past 80 years. Markets were rattled by policy ...
Kalimpong: India, China, and a history of espionage and political intrigue in ‘the harbour of Tibet’
Kalimpong was known as the Harbour of Tibet, serving as the southern terminus of a flourishing Indo-Tibetan trade with Tibet ...
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COVID-19’s Impact Five Years On, Chinese Harassment of Taiwan, Peruvian Political Fortunes, and 75 Years of Formula 1
Also this week, a visual narrative on the 30th anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, a special feature on Ramadan ...
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Pyatt stresses major Greek role in regional energy map, importance of ongoing Greek-Turkish talks
During his career, Geoffrey Pyatt has been a high flyer in the American foreign service. Most recently, he served during ...