Two centuries after Yandaboo, as the socio-economic playfields have levelled out, efforts must be to evolve suitable, consensual reforms to bring the region out of this time warp to integrate it with ...

A conversation with Michael Martin on the conflict, and how the region should deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.

R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base ...

Mon, Mar 16, 2026 The UK Foreign Office has recently updated travel advice for countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan. This comes after the US attacks on Kharg Island, which ...

The military and its allies hold nearly 90% of the seats in the two-chamber parliament, while major opposition parties were ...

The 10 planes that won World War 2 ...

Military enforcer and USDP chief Khin Yi is rewarded with the speaker post, while the deputy’s role is taken by veteran apparatchik Maung Maung Aye.

Myanmar has opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling military is set to retain a ...

The Japanese premier, general and war criminal is widely reviled by most – but not all. Peter Mauch’s superb biography lays ...

There are 47 countries where the Foreign Office officially cautions UK citizens to avoid travelling to either partially or ...

There are 47 nations where the Foreign Office has issued official warnings to UK citizens, advising them to avoid travel either in part or entirely. These warnings stem from various factors including ...

As of March 13, 2026 there are 47 countries to which the top two categories apply. And they are not all by any means linked ...