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Vietnam–Japan 2050: From Strategic Trust to a Shared Indo-Pacific Future 
Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries
Lawmakers called out China’s growing footprint at the United Nations on Wednesday as a vehicle for espionage even as a Congressional hearing over its funding…
Samantha Johnson
The ‘New’ US War on Organized Crime
The ‘New’ US War on Organized Crime
The United States is reviving some of its toughest anti-drug strategies—and adding powerful new tools. But will this expanded…
Iraq’s Balancing Arithmetic in the US-Iran War
Tough stabilizing act for businessman-banker Ali al-Zaidi as PM …
Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers
Malaysia would not be intimidated into changing its decades-old policy of not allowing Israeli nationals into the country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday.
Anwar…
4 boys arrested over wet tissue ball, water assaults on pedestrians in Tsuen Wan
Hong Kong police have arrested four boys as young as 12 years old after they allegedly threw wet tissue balls and splashed water at passers-by…