Recent investigations reveal an organized bribery network linked to army procurement.

India’s push to build its own rare earth magnet industry is being framed as a leap towards strategic autonomy, but it is better understood as a late awakening.

The writer argues: "For China and Canada, the path to renewed relations runs through the prairies and the farms that feed the people of both nations."

As Cambodia emerges as a dynamic player in Southeast Asia and South Korea continues to lead in innovation and technology, their strategic alliance holds immense potential to drive sustainable development, enhance security, and promote people-to-people connections, says the writer.

The writer says: "In the end, whether we are sipping a Singaporean brew sold as a Moroccan legend or voting for an elite politician rebranded as an everyday hero, some of us are customers/voters who can be won over merely with the right branding."

The writer says: "The long era of the liberal international order seems to be fading, replaced by a new and colder reality that could be best described as pragmatic transactional realism."

The writer says: "In the end, whether we are sipping a Singaporean brew sold as a Moroccan legend or voting for an elite politician rebranded as an everyday hero, some of us are customers/voters who can be won over merely with the right branding."

As inflation soars and the rial crumbles, Iran’s streets erupt in protest, while the world waits to see who will step in, or stir the fire.

US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela gamble exposes new risks for Korea’s security and energy.

Ongoing trend offers grim glimpse of the future of political disinformation.

In Pakistan, authorities must strengthen waste segregation, regulate burning and incineration, and support affordable, locally made alternatives to plastic. Public awareness campaigns are important, but they cannot replace firm regulation.