CNN Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal ma... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit, File) Civil Rights LGBTQ Photos Thailand Asiatimes Democratic dawn in Cambodia’s autocratic darkness We left Cambodia either during the Vietnam War or after the fall of the Khmer Rouge –a regime that killed over two million citizens between 1975 and 1979. The plight of the Khmer people continues as... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) Cambodia Democracy Photos Politics Top Stories Asiatimes Why Russia ignored the CIA’s terror attack warning The attack on the Crocus City concert hall in the Moscow suburbs, which left 137 people dead, has again raised questions about the effectiveness of intelligence in identi... (photo: AP / Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP) CIA ISIS Moscow Attack Photos Wikipedia: Crocus City Hall attack CNN Third country joins UK and US in accusing China of espionage hacks as coordinated pressure ... New Zealand has joined the United States and the United Kingdom in accusing China of launching “malicious” cyberattacks through state-backed hackers, as Beijing comes... (photo: Creative Commons / Unsplash/Arget) China Cyberattacks New Zealand Photos Asiatimes The dots connecting TikTok, US Steel and Chinese land buys The House of Representatives passes a bill requiring China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American owner or be banned. President Joe Biden denounces Nippon Steel&... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ Solen Feyissa) ByteDance China Photos US States Taipei Times El Salvador’s Bukele is sabotaging his own Singapore dreams While he has accomplished much, the leader should do more to balance the budget if he wants to significantly improve the economic prospects of his people | By Juan Pablo ... (photo: AP / Marco Ugarte) Juan Pablo Spinetto Nayib Bukele Photos Singapore dreams Wikipedia: Nayib Bukele Asiatimes Why ISIS-K has Russia in its terrorist sights It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. | At lea... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Photos Russia Tajikistan Terrorism Indian Express If democracy is to survive the age of AI, it must be updated Between 2024 and 2025, at least 60 countries are set to hold their general or presidential elections. This list includes the US, India, Russia, Ukraine, the United Kingdo... (photo: Creative Commons) AI Democarcy Elections Photos Syrian Arab News Agency Chinese President extends condolences to Russian President over Crocus deadly terrorist attack Beijing, SANA-Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a condolence message to Russian President Putin over the deadly terrorist attack. | Xi emphasized that China o... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Beijing Chinese Photos Wikipedia: Xi Jinping Xi Jinping China.dot.org Arrest of Delhi chief minister triggers protests ahead of India's elections NEW DELHI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Workers and supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or Common Man Party, on Friday protested against arrest of its chief and Delhi Chief ... (photo: AP / Dar Yasin) Elections India Photos Politics Asiatimes What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed new security legislation on March 19, 2024, handing authorities in the semi-autonomous city-state further power to clamp down on dissent. | ... (photo: Creative Commons) China Hong Kong Photos Politics