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Aug 143 min read

Srettha Thavisin's dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics

BANGKOK - Srettha Thavisin won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand's prime minister last August, after a closely-fought election...

Jul 262 min read

India's Modi says Pakistan using 'terrorism, proxy war' to stay relevant

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Pakistan was trying to stay relevant through "terrorism" and "proxy...

Jun 272 min read

Pakistan defence minister criticises US House call for probe into election

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's defence minister on Wednesday criticised a U.S. House of Representatives resolution calling for a probe of alleged...

Jun 272 min read

UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets

VIENNA - The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths...

May 23 min read

Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind

KABUL - The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the...

Apr 274 min read

Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town

Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the...