Israel suspends military unit that assaulted CNN crew in West Bank
The Israeli military has suspended a battalion whose soldiers assaulted a CNN crew in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a rare case of punishment...
US Senators Urge Taiwan to Pass Stalled $40 Billion Defense Budget
TAIPEI, Taiwan—A bipartisan group of U.S. senators met with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on March 30, amid a legislative deadlock over competing defense budget...
Why Donald Trump needs a short-term win in Iran before he visits Xi Jinping in China
The surge in US service members in the Middle East suggests the Iran war could become a protracted, low-intensity conflict as Donald Trump eyes...
Trump Hails ‘Very Good’ Iran Talks, Threatens Major Escalation If Tehran Rejects Deal
President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran—both direct and indirect—are ongoing and making “very good” progress, and urged Tehran to take the deal...
Sweden charges ‘monster’ man for selling wife to over 120 men
A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man, suspected of selling his wife’s sexual services to over 120 men, with aggravated pimping, several rapes...
US senators visit Taiwan to push defence spending as arms deadlines loom
Four senior US senators are on a two-day visit to Taiwan to press for legislative approval of a NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence...
How the Hormuz attacks stoke oil-shock fears and memories of 1970s stagflation
Oil prices have surged amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, with attacks having disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint...
Let’s be clear: national security law update is not a power grab
On March 23, Hong Kong’s government brought into force amended implementation rules for Article 43 of the national security law. This is not a...
Hong Kong schools urged to find ‘way out’ over falling student numbers
The head of Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institution has urged all school governing bodies in the city to find a “way out” to...