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Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China's Economic Grip
Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin's forces focus on attacking key eastern town of Pokrovsk amid heavy losses
Putin's losses up to 834,000 as Moscow claims capture of town in Donetsk - Russia lost 1,670 troops in just the past 24 hours, Kyiv says ...
Border security at sea: Sen. Ruben Gallego cosponsors bill to expand US territorial waters
The bill would give US Customs and Border Protection more authority. Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema previously introduced a ...
The Wenatchee World1d
Canada ends border crossing permit for hikers on Washington stretch of Pacific Crest Trail
Canada Border Services Agency announced that it will no longer issue permits on the Pacific Crest Trail for those who want to ...
Armenian Weekly2d
The regional and international implications of electing Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president
The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...
Stars and Stripes2d
Armed troops arrive in Texas, California to begin work at the southwest border
Mexico border as part of the military’s fulfillment of an order by President Donald Trump to make border security a top ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
The Bulwark3d
Why America Needs Birthright Citizenship
But, no, we don’t know very well that the United States is the only country in the world that grants unconditional birthright ...
Cfr.org3d
Lebanon: How Israel, Hezbollah, and Regional Powers Are Shaping Its Future
An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, ...
Africa without borders could help the continent prosper – what’s getting in the way
African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create a ‘United States of Africa’.
Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists
The order did not list any Mexican cartels by name but said Cabinet secretaries would recommend groups for designation as ...