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South Koreans are voting for a new president to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol. He was impeached over his brief ...

As recently as last fall, most Poles had never heard of Karol Nawrocki. Just six months later, the historian and euroskeptic ...

Both student protesters and the EU are calling on the Serbian government to ensure media freedom and the rule of law. Will the reforms pledged by Belgrade bring real change or are they just ...

Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But it most-visited city Luang Prabang is thriving, thanks to tourism. Can the rest of the country follow its lead?