WILL AUKUS ALLIANCE BECOME JAUKUS? Thursday’s first trilateral summit between the US, Japan and the Philippines adds to the trend of overlapping minilateralism. It follows a summit held at Camp David between the US, Japan and South Korea during Kishida’s visit last year. Even before his current US visit, a joint naval exercise was held … Read more
While the world faces complex security threats, “we will … take the future destiny of Asia’s long-lasting peace and security into our own hands, so that the flame of peace can be passed on from one generation to the next,” Zhao said, without specifically mentioning the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and the Red Sea. Zhao … Read more
The bill is headed to the US Senate, where both Democratic and Republican leaders have rejected the idea of fast-tracking its passage. 03:10 Protests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok nationwide Protests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok nationwide While US President Joe … Read more
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to confiscate and sell UK properties owned by Russians linked to Vladimir Putin. Khan called for the sale of these assets in a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. He revealed that these assets were worth about £1.1 billion. In the letter, Khan said that the … Read more
A former US ambassador has pleaded guilty to spying for communist Cuba for more than 40 years. Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested last year in December by the FBI from his home in Miami. Rocha, who is due to be sentenced on April 12, was charged with the crime of acting as a foreign … Read more
Two Chinese fishermen drowned while being chased away by the Taiwanese coast guard off the coast of Kinmen on Wednesday. Kinmen is a group of islands located just six miles away from mainland China. According to Taiwanese authorities, the fishermen had trespassed into their waters and resisted an inspection of the boat. This led to … Read more
A Malaysian court has sentenced a British investigative journalist to two years in prison for criminally defaming the country’s former Queen, Nur Zahirah, in her book. Clare Rewcastle Brown has been given the sentence in absentia for her book “The Sarawak Report – The Inside Story of the 1MDB Expose”. According to local media reports, … Read more
A Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) crashed in Russia’s Belgorod region, near Ukraine. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, as many as 65 Ukrainian prisoners, along with six crew members and three Russian soldiers, were onboard the plane when it crashed on Wednesday. The prisoners were being flown to Ukraine for … Read more
The head of the British army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, has warned that the country must train a “citizen army,” adding that UK citizens must stay prepared for a war. General Sanders, chief of the general staff, made the comments at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference on Wednesday. He said that Russia’s war in Ukraine … Read more
North Korea has razed to the ground the monument that symbolised hope that someday North and South Korea may reunite. The Arch of Reunification has been demolished, but there is no clarity on exactly when it was done. However, the monument is no longer visible in satellite imagery, according to a report by NK News, … Read more
