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Crisis Broker vs. Long Game: India, Pakistan, and the Illusion of Mediation Power

The broker gets the headline. Whether the broker shapes the outcome is a different matter entirely. Every few years, usually

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Afghans Stranded in Qatar Reject Congo Relocation, Taliban Urges Return

Kabul — Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry on Saturday urged Afghans who assisted the United States during its two-decade war and

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Malaysia Names New Anti-Graft Chief as Pressure Mounts Over Reform Agenda

Kuala Lumpur— Malaysia on Saturday appointed former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman as the new head of the Malaysian

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Fresh Gun Battles in Manipur Leave Three Dead as Ethnic Faultlines Deepen

New Delhi — Three people were killed in fresh clashes between rival ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur

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47 Maoist Rebels Surrender as India Pushes Final Phase of Naxal Insurgency Crackdown

New Delhi — Forty-seven Maoist rebels surrendered in India’s southern state of Telangana, police said on Saturday, nearly a month

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High-Stakes Islamabad Diplomacy as U.S. Envoys Push Fragile Iran Ceasefire Forward

Islamabad — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to revive peace negotiations with Iran

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Prosecutors push extended sentence for Yoon over alleged drone incursion into North Korea

Seoul — South Korean special prosecutors on Friday sought an additional 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol

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India rebukes Trump over ‘hellhole’ remark amid citizenship row

New Delhi — India on Friday rejected as “uninformed” and “inappropriate” remarks shared by U.S. President Donald Trump that described

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Thai court accepts case against 44 opposition figures over royal law challenge

Bangkok— Thailand’s Supreme Court said on Friday it had accepted a petition accusing 44 current and former opposition lawmakers of

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South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for Yoon in drone case

Seoul— South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he

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