A new anthology examines China's shifting foreign policy toward assertiveness, arguing through ten expert contributions that China's rise offers hope for a multipolar, peaceful world order rather than representing imperialist threat.
The World Food Programme warns that global fuel shocks combined with ongoing domestic conflict are exacerbating food insecurity across Myanmar, affecting the nation's vulnerable population amid broader economic instability.
Southeast Asia faces a deepening food crisis as Middle East conflict disrupts fertilizer supplies and heat waves threaten crop yields by ten to fifteen percent, with Myanmar suffering most acutely as twelve million people will experience acute hunger in 2026.
Five years after Taliban rule, Afghan girls face education bans while women lack income opportunities; Myanmar floods threaten 32,000 people already facing hunger crisis; Syria sees three million returnees since December 2024 needing international reconstruction support.
Persistent Strait of Hormuz instability continues disrupting global trade, raising energy costs and fueling economic slowdown across Asia and developing regions, with global growth projected to fall to 2.5 percent in 2026 as inflation rises and currencies weaken.
Southeast Asia faces a deepening food crisis driven by Middle East conflict disrupting fertilizer supplies and regional heat waves, with Myanmar suffering most acutely as 45 million people across Asia risk acute hunger by 2026.
The European Union allocated EUR 8 million to address acute food insecurity in Myanmar, where fuel price surges and regional conflict have pushed 12.4 million people into hunger, with staple food costs rising up to 38 percent in affected areas.
BRICS foreign ministers met in New Delhi amid tensions over Iran's 76-day conflict, Gaza divisions, and Strait of Hormuz crisis, challenging the bloc's unity on Middle East policy before September's summit.