Shangri-La Dialogue: Hegseth on China challenges, allies’ role – as it happened
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Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’ for allies
Published: 7:35am, 30 May 2026Updated: 7:43am, 30 May 2026 A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to respond to “grievous allegations” that his...
Tariffs, war and broken trust: Southeast Asia’s Trump problem
The goodbye emails started arriving on a Monday. By Friday, Sheila’s inbox told the story of an organisation coming apart at the seams, one...
Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran
Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In...
Why the Philippines walks a delicate balance as Asean chair
When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr accepted the Asean gavel from Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur last October, the script was already...
Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent
Published: 5:10am, 30 May 2026Updated: 6:19am, 30 May 2026 A former Southern California mayor pleaded guilty on Friday to acting as an illegal agent...
US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre
Published: 4:00am, 30 May 2026Updated: 7:14am, 30 May 2026 A judge on Friday ordered the removal of US President Donald Trump’s name from the...
Canada might double exports to China, Chinese FM Wang Yi says during rare visit
China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said on Friday that Canada could surpass its goal of increasing exports to China by 50 per...
Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say
Published: 1:58am, 30 May 2026Updated: 2:52am, 30 May 2026 Former US attorney general Pam Bondi rebuffed questions about President Donald Trump’s involvement in handling...