March 14, 2024

Old Wine, New Bottle

American diplomats recently registered their “serious concerns” about Chinese investments in the Ream Naval Base in southern Cambodia, the South China Morning Post reported. They fear the base could become part of China’s strategic network in the Indo-Pacific, according to the Diplomat. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun...

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March 14, 2024

Unburying the Past

Swiss prosecutors this week indicted the uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Rifaat Assad, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over his alleged role in a massacre in western Syria in the early 1980s, Voice of America reported. On Tuesday, Switzerland’s attorney general...

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March 14, 2024

Staying In Line

Thousands of Slovaks protested in the country’s capital this week to show support for Ukraine and denounce the government’s foreign policy shift that critics say has veered too close to Russia, Reuters reported. Around 5,000 people took to the streets of Bratislava on Tuesday, chanting slogans...

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March 14, 2024

The Grieving

Indian scientists recently discovered that Asian elephants bury their dead, shedding light on the complex social dynamics of these majestic creatures, New Scientist reported. In their study, researchers discovered five buried calves in drainage ditches on tea estates in north Bengal, India. The buried mammals had...

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