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Mexico deploys troops to secure avocado region after US halts imports

Mexico deployed more than 1,500 troops to its main avocado-producing state after the US suspended export inspections.

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Bodies of climbers killed in avalanche retrieved from Broad Peak

A search team has retrieved the remains of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and several members of his team.

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Record-high heat soars through South Korea

A record-high heatwave is sweeping through the Korean Peninsula, sending temperatures skyrocketing, reaching 42.5C.

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Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Drones attached with loudspeakers and thermal imaging cameras are one way South Korea is fighting the heatwave ByKelly Ng Published 39...

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Indian Joint Air Defense Doctrine: Implications for South Asian Stability

An Advanced Air Defence (AAD) endo-atmospheric interceptor missile, being integrated at the Programme Air Defence ABM development facility at Research Centre Imarat....

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Islamabad’s Crisis of Control in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Obaid747 Deadly clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir this month have underscored the widespread public discontent in...

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ASEAN and Russia Agree to Deepen Cooperation During Special Summit in Kazan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for an official photo during the ASEAN-Russia...

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Modi-Trump Meet Is Unlikely to Reset Relations Torn Over the Past Year

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during the G-7 summit at Evian, France, June 16, 2026. Credit:...

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From Space to the Polar Depths: China Aims for a Three-Dimensional Presence in the Arctic

Credit: Shutterstock Last year, as part of China’s 15th Arctic expedition, two of China’s manned submersibles, the Fendouzhe and Jiaolong, conducted what...

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The Last Maoist: What Next for India?

Credit: Depositphotos On May 21, 2025, Indian security forces killed Nambala Keshava Rao, known as Basavaraju. He was the general secretary of...

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In China, Christianity Is Treated as a Cult

Credit: Shutterstock The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has decided some fundamental tenets of Christianity mark the world’s largest faith as a cult,...

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South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Clash With Political Realities

Credit: Depositphotos In the first week of June, two seemingly unrelated events took place in Seoul. On June 3, U.S. and South...

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When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’

Credit: Depositphotos In March 2021, Admiral Philip S. Davidson, then commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that...

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How Saudi Arabia Derailed Pakistan’s Africa Drive

Sudan Air Force Hongdu K-8 Karakorum, 2007. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Melting Tarmac Images Pakistan’s ambitions to become a major defense exporter...

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