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Trump Establishes Tariff Break for Firms Building America’s Primary Aluminum Capacity

President Donald Trump on Monday directed the Commerce Department to launch an incentive program designed to increase U.S. production of primary aluminum, a metal...

by FIA Staff July 20, 2026 0 comment

Military

Australian Apaches fire weapons for the first time

In mid-July, Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters of the Australian Army fired live ordnance for the first time ever during Exercise Possum Guns at...

by Gordon Arthur July 20, 2026 0 comment

Military

Australia’s SM-2 test paves way for medium-range GBAD capability

Australia’s successful engagement of an airborne target using a prototype ground-based air defence (GBAD) system, armed with Raytheon’s Standard Missile-2 (SM-2), marks a significant...

by Roy Choo July 20, 2026 0 comment

US Politics

Trump Imposes 50 Percent Tariff on Certain Canadian Goods

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional 50 percent tariff on some Canadian goods July 20, saying the country has discriminated against American dairy,...

by FIA Staff July 20, 2026 0 comment

World

In Indonesia’s island paradise, slavery remains a daily reality

Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where people are still born...

by Agence France-Presse July 20, 2026 0 comment

World

HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups, sources say

Published: 10:30am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 10:31am, 21 Jul 2026 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential...

by Enoch Yiu July 20, 2026 0 comment

World

10 injured after bus crashes into barrier on Hong Kong road

Published: 10:07am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 10:27am, 21 Jul 2026 At least 10 people have been injured when a bus crashed into a barrier on...

by Jess Ma July 20, 2026 0 comment

World

Sri Lanka deploys military drones to fight worst dengue outbreak in almost a decade

Sri Lanka’s ⁠public health services and hospitals are battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue in nearly a decade, and turning to the island...

by Reuters July 20, 2026 0 comment

World

To prosper, China must become a magnet for international students

Last month, 12.9 million students in China sat for the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao, the number sliding for a second year,...

by Wang Huiyao July 20, 2026 0 comment