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Pakistan's institutional clashes obscure its existential crises

Pakistan's leadership is embroiled in institutional clashes, petty squabbling and political scandals. So who is steering the ship?

Anti-government fun run draws thousands of defiant Thais

Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand donned sports gear in the pre-dawn darkness for the biggest political protest in the country in years.

Militia attack kills 20 in eastern DRC

Allied Democratic Forces, a militia originally from neighbouring Uganda, has killed more than 200 people since the army launched an offensive against the militia on October 30, according to a toll compiled by civil society groups.

Pakistan's institutional rigmarole

Pakistan's executive, judiciary and military have found themselves on a collision course, and Imran Khan's government might bear the brunt of the impact.

This is how women are suffering under India's Kashmir crackdown

Kashmiri women bear some of the heaviest loads after India's lockdown.

This is why Israel's political deadlock is here to stay

Israeli politicians no longer have the Palestinians or Arabs to unite voters against and are forced to face battle the country's internal contradictions and deep polarisation.

Kashmir's forgotten casualties

Animal deaths in the Kashmir conflict have gone mostly undocumented and are treated as collateral damage unworthy of headlines.

The deal between the Syrian regime and the YPG is coming apart at the seams

The Syrian regime and Russia were under the impression that the YPG is on the ropes, but that turned out to be a strategic miscalculation as the YPG is still unwilling to make major concessions. This means the YPG-Syrian regime deal is falling apart.

Why militants have widened attacks in Kashmir

Recent violence targeted outsiders from mainland India entering the disputed Kashmir, a significant shift triggered by India's decision to reduce the semi-autonomous region into a New Delhi-ruled territory.

Large anti-government procession heads to Pakistan's capital

The JUI-F march is supported by main opposition parties like Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz of former premier Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples' Party of former president Asif Ali Zardari as well as nationalist and secular parties.

Daesh leader Baghdadi died in US raid in Syria

US President Donald Trump confirms death of Daesh terror group leader in a US military operation in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. Trump says Baghdadi did not die of a hero and spent his final moments "crying, "whimpering" and "screaming."

Egyptian activist says she was tortured after authorities abducted her

International human rights groups warn that the Sisi regime is spreading fear amongst his critics and opponents by detaining and torturing the country's leading rights defenders.