By Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisations appear to be recalibrating their stance on Palestine by softening earlier criticisms of President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, in what analysts describe as a shift from prioritising Palestinian independence to broader security issues. The adjustment, which followed a closed-door […]
Read MoreBy Liu Zhen The Central Military Commission, the top decision-making body overseeing the People’s Liberation Army, is set for a leadership reshuffle after the downfall of most of its members. President Xi Jinping is now in his third term as chairman of the commission. But now five of the other six members of the commission […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened Iran Thursday with “very traumatic” consequences if it fails to make a nuclear deal — but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was skeptical about the quality of any such agreement. Speaking a day after he hosted Netanyahu at the White House, Trump said he hoped for a […]
Read MoreThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party celebrated a landslide victory on Friday in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister. Election Commission figures said the BNP alliance had won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Islamist-led Jamaat-e-Islami alliance — which said earlier it had “serious questions […]
Read MoreBy Cao Jiaxuan in Beijing Economic issues are expected to take centre stage at the US-China summit in April but regional security will also feature, according to former US ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns. Speaking via a video link to the Yale Centre Beijing on Tuesday, Burns said US President Donald Trump would be “right […]
Read MoreThe United States is signaling a renewed push in the South Caucasus as it deepens engagement with both Azerbaijan and Armenia during Vice President J.D. Vance’s landmark regional visit. In an article published by Euronews, Nadira Tudor examines how the high-level trip underscores Washington’s effort to balance diplomacy between Baku and Yerevan while reinforcing its […]
Read MoreBangladesh cannot enter into a trade deal with any non-market economy under the recently signed reciprocal tariff agreement with the US. As a result, Bangladesh will be unable to negotiate trade deals, free trade agreements, or other arrangements with countries like China or Russia, experts have said. They said this condition will also make it […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones The tattoo on his arm reads “buc Lao” (Laos boy) but Kham Paneboun is not a Laotian citizen. In fact, he’s not really from anywhere. In February last year, US Homeland Security detained him for a felony committed as a teenager, revoked his work permit and – after decades of legal residence […]
Read MoreBy Laura Zhou A war of words between Chinese diplomats and Philippine politicians over the disputed South China Sea has prompted calls in Manila to declare the Chinese ambassador persona non grata – the second such call in three years. While Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has rejected the idea, the latest spike in tensions […]
Read MoreThe Times of Central Asia (TCA) has published an article, titled “Kazakhstan Bets on Pakistan for Central Asian Connectivity.” The Caspian Post republishes the article. In early February, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a historic visit to Pakistan. The last such visit was a two-day trip in 2003 by then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev, during which he […]
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