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As the surprise winner of Thailand's recent election tries to form a new government, some officials are saying, “not so fast.” Pita Limjaroenrat swept the vote by promising to take on the powers that be — Thailand's military establishment — but election officials are threatening to ban him and, potentially, his victorious Move Forward party. A law in Thailand forbids
Of note this fall: deep dives into storied American lineages, reckonings with racist forebears, reconsiderations of the Roman empire, and biographies of both prominent and obscure African Americans of the 19th century.
Joe Biden was supposed to be in Papua New Guinea on Monday, becoming the first US president to ever visit the Pacific island country. But he canceled to stay in Washington, focusing on the debt ceiling deadlock. Top US diplomat Anthony Blinken is there instead. Though Papua New Guinea’s leaders are disappointed, they’re still pushing ahead with a controversial deal — to let US
There’s a festive mood in Asia’s youngest nation: Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian country the size of Connecticut. On Sunday, the people of Timor-Leste will vote for their next parliament — and though the country has its challenges, its elections are ranked as some of the freest and fairest in Asia. How does the country pull this off? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.
Voters in Thailand have delivered a loud message to their military-backed government, calling for change. Thailand’s army has kept a tight grip on the country’s politics, but in Sunday’s election, a party promising to end “dictatorship” forever won in a landslide. Now, many voters are wondering if the military will really let its rivals run the country. The World’s Patrick