People from the mostly Muslim Myanmar minority continue to make perilous journeys across the sea in search of safety. Some 569 Rohingya people died or went missing at sea last year – the most since 2014 – as they embarked on dangerous boat journeys to Southeast Asia, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said nearly 4,500 Rohingya people took boats...

For North Korea, threats and aggressive rhetoric are nothing new. Even so, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s bellicose statements and policy moves in recent weeks have prompted a flurry of commentary about his intentions – including warnings that he could be preparing for war. While divining Kim’s next steps is impossible, longtime observers of North Korea have been closely watching his behaviour for clues as to what...

Rohtak, India – It’s a frigid January morning and the sun has not risen yet. A shivering Pramod Sharma queues up outside the main entrance of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus in Rohtak, a small town in the northern Indian state of Haryana, about 84km (52 miles) from New Delhi. Sharma, 43, is joined by hundreds of other men appearing for a skill test for the role of...