Rubio to Join Foreign Ministers of Japan, Australia and India at Quad Meet in New Delhi
The U.S. secretary of state will meet foreign ministers from Japan, Australia, and India at a Quad meeting in New Delhi on May 26,...
Budget cuts leave Thailand’s twin-sea navy at risk of falling behind
Thailand’s navy has to watch two seas at once. To the east lies the Gulf of Thailand, with its busy shipping lanes, offshore energy...
US Secret Service fatally shoots gunman who opened fire near White House
Published: 6:43am, 24 May 2026Updated: 3:35pm, 24 May 2026 A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service...
Trump Says Agreement to End Iran Standoff ‘Largely Negotiated’
The United States and Iran have nearly reached a “Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE,” President Donald Trump announced on May 23. In a...
Xi as Trump’s Envoy? A Secret Pyongyang Trip to Pass Messages? Why Kim Is the Real Winner.
Right after Trump left, Putin followed, and now everyone is focusing on the news that Xi Jinping could visit North Korea to meet Kim...
Why Bangladesh could raise Indian red flags by buying a China-Pakistan fighter jet
Bangladesh’s potential purchase of a Sino-Pakistani fighter jet could raise tensions in India’s sensitive northeast, as relations between Dhaka and New Delhi remain tense,...
Hong Kong can turn Hung Shui Kiu into a northwest stronghold
More than a decade ago, I argued that Hung Shui Kiu should be conceived as the “northwest stronghold” of Hong Kong, a geographic centre...
‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Published: 5:00am, 24 May 2026Updated: 9:03am, 24 May 2026 Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarisation Fjord has won the Palme d’Or, handing the...
