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Border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand spiraled from temple protests in February into open conflict by July, leaving dozens dead and displacing more than 300,000 people before international pressure forced a ceasefire. The truce, while significant, is only a temporary pause as the core of the crisis, a centuries-old dispute over prized Hindu temple ruins, remains unresolved. Looming over the situation is the shadow of global rivalry, with ...

National identity is never built on politics alone, instead drawing strength from culture, memory, and symbols that resonate in everyday life. Religion, in particular, often serves as a reservoir of m...

On May 22, 2025, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius signed a landmark transfer agreement to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, concluding three years of direct nego...

On March 31, 2025, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met in the Tajik city of Khujand to formally declare the end of their decades-long territorial disputes. This agreement closes one of Central Asia's most persistent sources of instability, where contested borders in the Fergana Valley have cost lives and hampered regional development. The summit in Khujand marks a turning poin...