US ‘packing up’ Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan

29 June 2021 | Kathy Gannon, | The Associated Press via Military Times BAGRAM, Afghanistan — For nearly 20 years, Bagram Airfield was the heart of American military power in Afghanistan, a sprawling mini-city behind fences and blast walls just an hour’s […]

Pakistan’s heatwave: Hotter than the human body can handle?

Photo: Shama Ajay resides in an informal settlement without water and electricity in Jacobabad’s unrelenting heat CREDIT: Saiyna Bashir Experts fear Jacobabad’s extreme heat and humidity may worsen with climate change – and that other cities may join the club 28 […]

Hong Kong: One year after security law imposed

Photo: Website of 2021 Hong Kong Charter. Photo: 2021 Hong Kong Charter, via screenshot. Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 12 Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong almost exactly a year ago. A tumultuous few […]