The expanding Taliban’s new bond with China across a narrow border is set to greatly impact the region, and further diminish human rights
Insistence on reopening despite Delta is not only ‘epidemiological stupidity’ but only one part of an abject failure to support global vaccination
Naval posturing in the Indo-Pacific is the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats rage on
Despite its cosmopolitanism, Hong Kong society still holds conservative views on gender and sexuality. But a new generation is changing this
With rising mutations, catastrophe looms unless powerful states stop being so inward-looking and cooperate to achieve global vaccination
A labour rights organisation says the soldiers also arrested 17 outside the shoe factory – for asking for wages
Global organisations call on UN agencies to ‘stop access to decision-making’ for opponents of women’s and LGBT rights and warn of dangers ahead
New research reveals how Brussels puts companies’ profits ahead of millions of people’s lives worldwide
Exclusive: Academic tells students that discussing China’s human rights record may not be ‘helpful to advancing mutual understanding’
With the region experiencing social unrest, greater influence of Russia and China, and Israel’s increasing independence, the future is uncertain
A Chinese-Zimbabwean military venture has been handed one of the country’s most lucrative diamond-producing blocks, despite past problems
Thousands of boots on the ground have been replaced by multiple deployments of smart bombs that stay under the radar of public debate
