Security risks in Sweden rise due to Quran desecrations and protests
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, both of which have...
China employs ‘nuclear cabbage’ strategy for dominance in South China Sea
South China Sea is back in news, this time triggered by the most unlikely source. Vietnam has banned ‘Barbie’ movie over map of South...
Amid Crackdown in Restive Region, Tajikistan Targets Properties Linked to Aga Khan
Officials in Tajikistan have taken over several major properties, including a hotel, a lycee, and a city park that are linked to the influential...
Spain’s election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its leaders
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s elections proved to be a tight battle between two leftist and two rightist blocs poised to team up to form...
Tajikistan’s Pamiris: Persecuted, disappeared, and forgotten by the world
Imagine being a member of a little-known, persecuted minority attempting to flee your homeland, where you are at risk of being locked up or...
Ukraine claims responsibility for new attack on key Crimea bridge
A Ukrainian security official has claimed Kyiv’s responsibility for an attack on the bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland –...
Beijing Tells NATO to Stay Out of East Asia
Beijing on Friday criticized attempts to undermine the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ central role in the East Asian regional cooperation architecture, and dismissed...
Jordan could soon host Arab region’s first NATO office
NATO could open a regional liaison office in Jordan‘s capital, according to its final statement following a summit hosted in the Lithuania earlier this week....
Türkiye Agrees to Support Sweden’s NATO Application
Türkiye has agreed to send Sweden’s NATO Accession Protocol to parliament following a trilateral meeting, the alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said Monday. “I’m...
China’s military is leading the world in brain ‘neurostrike’ weapons: Report
China‘s People’s Liberation Army is developing high-technology weapons designed to disrupt brain functions and influence government leaders or entire populations, according to a report...