A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.

The united front against the junta in northern Shan State fell apart last week, leaving Beijing as the key powerbroker on Myanmar’s northeastern frontier.

HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purges of senior military officials run far deeper than previously thought, researchers say, threatening the effectiveness of his People’s Liberation Army.

A service member blows vapor into the air at Warrensburg, Missouri, Oct. 2, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert/U.S. Air Force) For decades, cigarettes were as common in uniform as a canteen and a helmet ...

China’s top military leadership has been shaken by a new round of purges at the highest level, raising urgent questions about loyalty, corruption, and combat readiness. What do these removals, and ...

February 2026 marks a full century since the first national Black history commemoration began in 1926 as “Negro History Week,” a project launched by Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson and the organization that ...

The agency is seeking Chinese officials who are frustrated with corruption in the People’s Liberation Army. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington The C.I.A. issued a new video on Thursday ...

FILE PHOTO: A police officer walks past damage at the site, after militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo KARACHI, FEB 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan's banned ...

Wanted by the Ethiopian government, rebel military leader Jaal Marroo moves constantly to stay ahead of drones hunting him from the skies. The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ...

Members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) listen attentively during an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025. Prediction: The Trump bull market will come to an abrupt end ...