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Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty presents his credentials to US President Donald Trump in Washington

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

Greg Moriarty, Australia's new ambassador to Washington, says the Trump administration is "very committed" to AUKUS and sees Albanese as a "good friend." At home, the A$368 billion bet faces Greens opposition,

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang, during her April 2026 mainland China tour

In Washington, Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Warns the US Not to Play Her Island as a Pawn

Fresh from meeting Xi Jinping and two weeks after the Xi-Trump summit, KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun used her American tour to warn that Taiwan must not become a chess piece, a bargaining

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, photographed from the International Space Station

A Six-Meter Raft at Scarborough Shoal Pulls Manila and Beijing Back to the Brink

The Philippines lodged a diplomatic protest after a manned floating structure with an antenna appeared at Scarborough Shoal, fearing the start of another island base. Beijing answered with two words it always

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

India's Agni-V long-range ballistic missile on a mobile launcher during a Republic Day Parade rehearsal in New Delhi

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

SIPRI's new Yearbook estimates India's nuclear stockpile at 190 warheads, ahead of Pakistan's 170, with a dozen deployed on delivery systems for the first time and modernisation aimed increasingly at targets across

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un together during the Chinese leader's state visit to Pyongyang

Xi Goes to Pyongyang and Quietly Takes North Korea Back From Moscow

Xi Jinping ended his first visit to North Korea in seven years with Kim Jong Un declaring the friendship with China his top-priority strategic work. The summit planned trade, agriculture and technology,

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Indian Army soldiers of the 99th Mountain Brigade's Gurkha Rifles during a joint training exercise, as India advances its theatre commands plan

India theatre commands plan advances as two-front war fear hardens into doctrine

A plan to replace India's 17 single-service military commands with three joint theatre commands is before the defence ministry and the Cabinet Committee on Security, the South China Morning Post reports. The

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

An Nvidia Grace Blackwell AI superchip, the kind Taiwan may further restrict from export to China

Taiwan Weighs Curbing AI Chip Exports to China to Align With the US

Taiwan is weighing stricter controls on AI chip exports to China, deepening its alignment with US curbs meant to deny Beijing the advanced Nvidia processors and TSMC chips that power artificial intelligence.

June 9, 2026

Business·News·Technology

Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to Pentagon military companies list targeting Alibaba BYD and Tencent

Beijing Pushes Back on Pentagon’s Discriminatory List, Threatens Countermeasures as US-China Tensions Rise

China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuke of Washington's decision to brand 188 Chinese companies — including Alibaba, Tencent, and BYD — as entities linked to the country's military-industrial complex,

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Chinese carmaker BYD displays an electric vehicle model at the Essen Motor Show in Germany

Pentagon Brands Alibaba, BYD and Baidu ‘Military Companies’ as US-China Tech War Widens

The Pentagon formally designated Alibaba, BYD, Baidu, Huawei and other Chinese tech champions as 'military companies' in a list posted to the Federal Register on Monday. It imposes no immediate sanctions but

June 9, 2026

News·Technology

A coast guard vessel patrols near the Kinmen Islands in the Taiwan Strait off China's Fujian coast

China Surges Patrols East of Taiwan as Japan and the Philippines Draw a Sea Border

China has dispatched its largest patrol vessel and a coast guard flotilla to waters east of Taiwan after Japan and the Philippines announced talks to delimit a maritime boundary that Beijing says

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

In Washington, Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Warns the US Not to Play Her Island as a Pawn

A Six-Meter Raft at Scarborough Shoal Pulls Manila and Beijing Back to the Brink

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

Xi Goes to Pyongyang and Quietly Takes North Korea Back From Moscow

India theatre commands plan advances as two-front war fear hardens into doctrine

Taiwan Weighs Curbing AI Chip Exports to China to Align With the US

Beijing Pushes Back on Pentagon’s Discriminatory List, Threatens Countermeasures as US-China Tensions Rise

Pentagon Brands Alibaba, BYD and Baidu ‘Military Companies’ as US-China Tech War Widens

China Surges Patrols East of Taiwan as Japan and the Philippines Draw a Sea Border

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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