Congress should reassert its role in trade policy after the midterms



Seoul says the newly laid mines are in addition to the nearly two million landmines buried along the buffer zone between the two countries

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Seoul says the newly laid mines are in addition to the nearly two million landmines buried along the buffer zone between the two countries

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Protesters wore thick masks against the smoke, which has tinged the city orange, and some held signs reading ‘haze emergency’

Protesters wore thick masks against the smoke, which has tinged the city orange, and some held signs reading ‘haze emergency’

Tensions between the two Koreas have escalated since Kim Jong Un declared the South to be ‘hostile state’

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Tensions between the two Koreas have escalated since Kim Jong Un declared the South to be ‘hostile state’

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UK government criticised for handing ‘propaganda opportunity’ to Myanmar’s military junta

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UK government criticised for handing ‘propaganda opportunity’ to Myanmar’s military junta

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El Niño has pushed temperatures higher and reduced rainfall

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El Niño has pushed temperatures higher and reduced rainfall

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For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment, expanded trade and preserved room for diplomatic maneuver. The great-power race for artificial-intelligence dominance, however, is changing that bargain. As the United States and China build competing technology networks, neutrality may […]
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