Political upheaval has long been a defining characteristic of Pakistan. But in the recent past, the country's politics have been taken to visceral extremes. It is now led by raw emotions such as ...

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On the streets of the capital Taipei, some residents told CNN they were worried about how the political bickering would be seen by the new US administration. “I hope that Taiwan’s legislature ...

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Pete Hegseth has narrowly secured enough votes to become the next US defense secretary after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nomination. Hegseth was ...

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MY search for the original meaning of the term "useful idiots" has been rewarded. I first encountered the term while listening to a podcast on YouTube by "China Unscripted"; one panelist remarked ...

President Donald Trump said that the construction of an Iron Dome-like shield for the U.S. is a top priority for him on Monday, calling for "immediate" work to be done on the project before ...

On this episode of Political Breakdown, host Lesley McClurg discusses this week's highlights on Capitol Hill, and explores what we can expect going forward with Zack Beauchamp. He's a senior ...

“I don’t understand why the Democratic Party makes the decisions that it does,” The New Yorker’s Jay Caspian Kang says. “I find that the more reporting I do, it’s actually more ...