The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
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A decades-long insurgency in the Indonesian province ended after 2004’s devastating tsunami. But pro-independence talk is on the rise again.
Convergence and competition between militant groups has spurred violence. Meanwhile, Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring terrorists.
In a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.
A long-running insurgency has recently flared up again in Pakistan’s restive southwest province – complicated by instability in Iran and resource interest by the US.
Chang, a refreshing, low-strength brew, and arak, its stronger relative, have long been part of Tibetan rituals.
An unprecedented occupational health study on takeaway delivery workers in France reveals shocking working conditions amid Europe-wide debate on their entitlement to standard employee rights.
Weeks of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has resulted in hundreds being killed.
This election is the first following the 2024 July uprising that led to the ouster of the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh’s ratification of the UN Water Convention could increase the nation’s legal clout in transboundary water governance.
Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.
After a hiatus, the World Bank returned to dam building, but has anything changed?
Social media acted as both a magnifier and accelerator to protests, linking perceived injustice to on-the-ground activism.
More powerful storms and melting glaciers are flooding communities across the region again, with devastating effects, particularly in the mountains.
Under the interim governance of Muhammad Yunus, the long-troubled country has seen positive economic, political and diplomatic signs. Can it last?
China has announced the speeding up of a dam project in Pakistan. It follows the suspension of a key water-sharing treaty by India.
Tensions in South Asia have been taken down a notch with news of a ceasefire – but the conditions for future escalations remain, and mechanisms for peace appear to have been diminished.
A terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in late April has seen tensions rise on the subcontinent to their highest level in decades.
India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to water supply would be ‘an act of war.’
Women in South Asia often work informally – meaning their economic contribution isn’t counted.
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