China and Taiwan have entered dangerous territory. Beijing regards the latter as a breakaway province and has vowed peaceful reunification. But Taiwan...

It's been one year since a series of agriculture bills were rushed through India's parliament. The reforms were meant to empower farmers but instead s...

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, women's rights have been quashed. Women are being told what to wear, what to study and being segre...

In this week's edition, we explore what the turmoil in Afghanistan could mean for the wider region, from emboldened extremist groups to political real...

The Covid-19 outbreak continues to worsen in Indonesia. Fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, cases and deaths have been soaring across t...

French magistrates have begun investigating claims that four major fashion groups have benefited from forced labour in their supply chains. The multin...

Despite warnings from health bosses, thousands of Japanese spectators will be allowed to attend events at this summer's Olympic Games. Fans will not b...

Sometimes lost in the cacophony of Covid-19 – the death toll, the case count and the economic damage – is how hard it is for bereaved survivors to car...

Although Covid-19 vaccine rollouts are accelerating in many parts of the world, the effort is slowing down in India, one of the worst hit countries. D...

A French court has dismissed a lawsuit against more than a dozen multinationals that produced and sold Agent Orange to US troops during the Vietnam Wa...