November 2022
Malaysia’s hung election crisis drags out as party dithers
Malaysia’s longest-ruling coalition said on Monday it has not decided which bloc to support after weekend elections left neither with enough seats to form a government on its own.
- Eileen Ng
Malaysia faces new crisis as poll delivers hung parliament
Without a clear election winner, political instability continues to overhang a country that is facing slowing economic growth and rising inflation.
- Updated
- Emma Connors
October 2022
Iran videos show armed forces with tear gas near school
Iranian security forces fired tear gas near a girls’ school in Tehran on Monday, amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran.
- Parisa Hafezi
September 2021
Taliban name all-male Afghan government of old guard members
Drawn mostly from Afghanistan’s dominant Pashtun ethnic group, the cabinet’s lack of representation from other ethnic groups also seems certain to hobble its support from abroad.
- Kathy Gannon
Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
The legitimacy of the new government in the eyes of international donors and investors will be crucial for the economy.
- Stephen Coates
August 2021
- Opinion
- Fall of Kabul
Afghanistan’s neighbours keen to share in Taliban victory
China, Iran, and Russia will vie for Afghanistan’s resources and its strategic location. That severely limits any leverage the West might have on the Taliban’s behaviour.
- Laura Tingle
May 2021
Afghanistan pullout: The rich can leave, we have no choice but to stay
The horrific bombing of a Kabul girls’ school highlights just how tenuous the gains of the past 20 years are as foreign forces start withdrawing from Afghanistan for certain.
- Andrew Quilty