Eurasia News

  A  renowned ancient Hindu temple built during the first half of the 11th century, the Preah Vihear Temple atop the Dângrêk Mountains is characterized by steep staircases, carved lintels, and intricate bas-reliefs depicting Hindu deities and mythological scenes. The magnificent architecture not only reflects the Hindu religious influence that was prominent in the Khmer Empire but also persists as the crucible of longstanding border disputes between Cambodia and Thailand . On July 24, 2025, the wrangles between the two Southeast Asian nations came to a head as deadly clashes erupted, with both sides fingering each other for initiating the assault. No sooner, global media flooded the information sphere, with some parroting that it was Thailand who struck first, and others contending that it was Cambodia who had opened the first fire. Not to be left behind, experts on ASEAN —but not from ASEAN—followed suit, hailing 1960 as the start of the dispute. As someone born in Sout...

  “ For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power. ” pronounced the United States. “ Putin’s day will surely be numbered. He’ll lose power and he won’t get to choose his successor ,” prophesized the United Kingdom.  Having proclaimed the Lord’s name in vain, the duo’s avowals have anything but taken hold of reality, one that portends a very different outcome.  Putin has them and their satellites to thank, for unleashing relentless sanctions in the delirious dream that they could crush the world’s largest country. Instead of bringing Russia to its knees as contrived and fervently hoped, the sanctions backfired in more ways than one, magnetizing more Russians to their leader’s side. Proving to his people once again that he is tried, true and tested, Putin has dexterously steered his country through an ongoing, arduous hour of unprecedented sanctions meant to inflict economic pain of the harshest kind on his countrymen.  Domestic support for Putin has visibly risen. H...