Fresh from winning the largest Chess Olympiad in history on home soil, Uzbekistan is sending 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov to Geneva, where he will challenge Gukesh Dommaraju for the world title in ...

The end of the Cold War, followed by the the dissolution of the Soviet Union, marked a turning point for Türkiye in redefining and developing its relations with the Turkic republics of Central Asia ...

The political challenge for the opposition now is to turn the resistance visible on the streets into electoral change.

With a U.S. investigation into intellectual property violations set for conclusion at the end of the month, Hanoi could face fresh trade penalties. Tesla and Samsung are among the U.S. firms that have ...

The pulpit of a mosque is a sacred trust, and the responsibility of delivering religious guidance rests with the Islamic clerics and recognized religious institutions. Imposing sermons through a ...

The group’s announcement came after a report which said that Japanese officials had lobbied for the country’s removal from ...

Arnon Nampa, 42, now faces more than 34 years in prison for multiple breaches of Thailand’s strict lese-majeste law.

Three MoUs relating to Maldives-Pakistan security cooperation in defense, maritime security and cybersecurity could prompt ...

In two outbreaks of war last year, the RTAF underlined its status as one of the region’s most effective and professional air forces. The process, convened under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the ...

The Office of the President of Myanmar was blindsided by TIME’s profile on Min Aung Hlaing. The newly elected leader granted ...

Since not long after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the democratic world has largely watched passively as China has been the main enabler of Moscow’s war effort. Despite knowing ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum brought the concept of the “middle power” back into the spotlight. Delivered amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s hints of ...