A human rights lawyer in Eswatini says he has been denied access to five foreign nationals deported by the United States under a controversial third-country agreement, raising legal and ethical alarms about the Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement strategy. The five men, originally from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Vietnam,
The Trump administration’s recent push to secure Myanmar’s rare earth minerals reveals a deep misunderstanding of the country’s complex political landscape. Control of critical mining operations by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) presents a no-win situation for U.S. policy. Despite lifting sanctions on Myanmar junta allies in July 2025 and
Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia appear to have eased following a ceasefire agreement reached on July 28th between Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. The two leaders met in Malaysia’s administrative capital, Putrajaya, where they signed an agreement calling for an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire,
As of 26 July 2025, the United Kingdom and the United States have condemned the actions of Hong Kong’s national security police. These condemnations follow the security police formally issuing arrest warrants as well as bounties for 19 Hong Kong activists living overseas in the United Kingdom and the United
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released a report stating that in 2024, an estimated 638 – 720 million people faced food insecurity; since those numbers were recorded, conflicts in Gaza and Sudan have unravelled into famine conditions where millions of people face imminent starvation, and
