BANGKOK - In an uneven year for democracy and rights globally, the Asia-Pacific region saw some encouraging signs, Human ...

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, emerged from a tense confirmation hearing yesterday with the ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced hours of questioning yesterday during his ...

One Indian national apparently recruited by the Russian army has been killed while another was receiving treatment for injuries at a hospital in Moscow, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Canada is a progressive country, one where socialized medicine, abortion, gun control, and gay rights are not hot-button ...

Korea may be the outlier in the rightward shift seen around the world — but that doesn’t mean we can let our guard down ...

To start the new year on a happy note, I thought I’d write about how three countries scored gains toward democracy in 2024, ...

Voters in the U.S. and across the world delivered a striking rebuke to incumbents and traditional political parties on both ...

Longstanding assumptions about American power, purpose, policy, and strategy in Asia are about to go out the window.

The world bid farewell to 2024 which forged a phase marked by its democratic struggles, political reforms, and major shifts ...

The 7.5-carat diamond from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was easily the most costly gift ... valued at $7,100 from ...