Taiwan defence chief warns of delays on key US F-16V fighter jet deal
Published: 9:02pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 9:07pm, 21 Oct 2025 Completing the delivery of all 66 F-16V fighter jets ordered from the United States by...
China’s Unitree builds course for students to learn how to train robot dogs
Unitree Robotics has launched an education platform for students to train robot dogs and understand how they operate based on the start-up’s Go2 system,...
Can J.D. Vance’s visit to Israel cement Gaza’s fragile ceasefire?
Published: 8:31pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 2:16am, 22 Oct 2025 US Vice-President J.D. Vance and other envoys projected optimism on Tuesday about Gaza’s fragile ceasefire...
Why Trump’s ‘best for business’ diplomacy will fail with Russia or China
“All I’ve done all my life is deals,” US President Donald Trump told the Gaza peace summit, going on to say “maybe this is...
A ‘fantastic deal’ or more tariffs? Why US-China trade talks face uncertainty
As US President Donald Trump talked up meetings with President Xi Jinping and vowed on Monday to reach a deal with China, analysts said...
Federal Judge Blocks Push to Remove Gender Ideology From Sex Ed Curricula
A federal judge in Oregon said during a hearing on Monday that she plans to issue an injunction stopping the Trump administration from requiring...
Trump Says Vote to End Shutdown Could Come ‘Pretty Soon’
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump told a crowd of college baseball players and their families at the White House on Oct. 20 that he expects a...
‘Stealth husband’: Japan PM Takaichi’s spouse shuns the spotlight
Taku Yamamoto, husband of Japan’s first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, said he hopes to support his wife as a “stealth husband”, adding, “Unlike...
Call for ‘Pacific Eyes’ intelligence body to offset China’s growing presence
Published: 7:30pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 10:08pm, 21 Oct 2025 Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific...