Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung defeated the ruling right-wing People Power Party in South Korea鈥檚 presidential elections. However, the DP鈥檚 failure to win an absolute majority leaves the new government in a troublesome position, writes聽Youngsu Won.
Asia & the Pacific
Peter Boyle聽speaks to Indonesian socialist聽Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana聽about the disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era鈥檚 notorious 鈥渄ual function鈥 policy for the military.
The prime minister鈥檚 grovelling to United States President Donald Trump over Gaza and AUKUS has landed Australia in the odious and unenviable position of estrangement, distrust and contempt from its closest neighbours, writes Peter Henning.
United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to order a snap review of AUKUS has spurred opposition to AUKUS here, including from less likely quarters. Kerry Smith reports.
The Shehbaz Sharif government鈥檚 disastrous neoliberal policies have led to聽a sharp decline in Pakistan鈥檚 agricultural production, Farooq Tariq 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Labor should cancel AUKUS, regardless of US President Donald Trump鈥檚 review of the military pact, argues Pip Hinman.听
In the second part of our interview, Isaac Nellist speaks with聽Pakistani socialist Ammar Ali Jan about the current ceasefire deal between Pakistan and India, self-determination for Kashmir and steps towards peace in the region.
Transnational companies, finding an ally in United States President Donald Trump and his extractivist agenda, are pushing to mine the seafloor for valuable minerals, despite widespread concerns about the potential ecological and climate impacts, reports Ben Radford.
Sri Lanka鈥檚 ruling National People鈥檚 Power coalition won 265 out of 336 local governing bodies in local government elections, reaffirming its popular support. But the transition to democracy is fraught with contradictions, writes聽Janaka Biyanwila.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Isaac Nellist spoke to Ammar Ali Jan, Pakistan socialist and general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq (Peoples鈥 Rights) Party, about the tensions between India and Pakistan, which broke out into war after India launched missile strikes.
Protests have been held across Aotearoa New Zealand against the right-wing coalition government, after it forced through a bill amending the country鈥檚 Equal Pay Act.听Zara Lomas聽reports.
Singapore鈥檚 People鈥檚 Action Party, which has ruled since 1959, used various tactics to cripple opposition parties and maintain its supermajority in the lead up to the general election, report Mark Tan and Alex Salmon.
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