Erdogan ‘the demoniser and brutaliser’ to emerge in Turkey’s elections says analyst
“Erdogan the demoniser and brutaliser” will emerge in Turkey’s election campaigning and “events that transpire… might shock us,” according to the assessment of a...
Sexual assaults in U.S military increased by 1% last year
The US military saw a 1% increase in sexual assaults last year, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual report. There were 7,378 reports of...
Germany Labels Youth Wing of Far-right AfD Party as Extremist Group
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has reclassified the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) youth wing as an extremist entity that...
Why Looking for the ‘Eid ka Chaand’ Turned into a Controversy in Kashmir
Srinagar — A decades-old controversy over the sighting of Eid crescent refuses to die in Kashmir, with a top Islamic jurist forced to issue...
Kazakh president says country’s foreign policy strategy must be ‘updated’
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday said his country’s foreign policy and national security strategy must be “updated.” “We need new ways to ensure...
North Korea’s Kim Orders Launch of First Spy Satellite
Seoul, April 19 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said preparations for the planned launch of the country’s first spy satellite should...
Asia and Australia target greenwashing as companies risk penalties
Globally, greenwashing is in the spotlight, with U.N. experts issuing a warning at last year’s COP27 climate summit about its prevalence, and new standards...
How oligarchs use Brussels to launder their reputations
When the police raided the home of the former socialist MEP and lawyer Pier Antonio Panzeri and found €500,000 in cash as part of...
Nuclear Choices: What Really Drives Nuclear Policy Decisions?
Nuclear weapons decisions are made based on assumptions about their inevitability and with the belief that humans have perfected control—with little public understanding of...
Military Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Learning from the Russia-Ukraine War
If one were to believe the mainstream media, in response to intensifying US-China rivalry, Southeast Asia is in the midst of a frantic arms...