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Taiwan’s President Says Security ‘Non-Negotiable’ as Defence Budget Climps
President Lai Ching-te’s remarks come days after Taiwan unveiled a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, part of an ongoing military overhaul launched in response...
China, Japan Clash Over Senkaku Islands Maritime Encounter
The Senkaku Islands called the Diaoyu Islands by China are an uninhabited chain in the East China Sea administered by Japan but claimed by...
White House Defends Venezuela Boat Strike as Lawful Amid War-Crime Allegations
The White House on Monday defended a U.S. admiral’s decision to launch multiple strikes on a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in September, insisting the...
The Houthis and the Rise of Asymmetric Strategy: War is No Longer the Monopoly of States
The Houthi attack on merchant ships in the Red Sea shows that asymmetric strategies have become one of the most disruptive forces in international...
Three Chinese Nationals Killed in Cross-Border Drone Attack on Tajikistan
China confirmed that three of its citizens were killed and another injured in an armed attack on Tajikistan’s southern Khatlon province, near the Afghan...
Hong Kong’s Bamboo Scaffolding: A Tradition Under Fire After Deadly Inferno
Hong Kong recently experienced its deadliest fire in three decades, raising concerns about the use of flammable bamboo scaffolding. The fire spread quickly across...
Taiwan Drops $40B Defence Bombshell as China Pressure Mounts
Taiwan has unveiled a T$1.25 trillion (US$39.9 billion) supplementary defence budget, marking one of its most significant military spending increases in recent years. The...
Taiwan Firmly Rejects China’s “Return” Claims Amid Rising Military Pressure
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai reiterated on Tuesday that a “return” to China is not an option for the island’s 23 million people, directly countering...
Trump Moves to Tag Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terror Groups
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order launching a process to determine whether specific chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood particularly in Egypt, Jordan,...
Pakistan and Taliban Forces: A Growing Mismatch as Tensions Rise
Fresh clashes along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border resurfaced this week after the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of a bomb attack in Khost that killed nine...