Analysts say the Iran war energy crisis is also adding momentum to nuclear interest and action in the region.
Southeast Asia
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ASEAN won’t endorse election in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia says
Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan cited concerns over the lack of inclusive and free participation.
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Their husbands were deported to Laos. Now they’re picking up the pieces together
When two Providence men were detained and deported to Laos in May, their wives were left feeling helpless and without a path forward. The two women – Cassie Souvannaxa and Tina Phommachan – didn’t know each other well until this year. That changed when they started visiting their husbands at the Wyatt Detention Center in […]
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China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour
The visit, Xi’s first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia.
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Pope Francis and Indonesia’s top imam make a joint call for religious harmony
The pope’s meeting with the Muslim leader in Jakarta comes during the first leg of an intense 11-day, four-nation tour in Asia and Oceania.
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Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy
Thailand has taken some steps toward democracy. But a flurry of court challenges has raised the specter of another crisis — with the lèse-majesté law on royal defamation front and center.
