Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, the Indo-Pacific Quad, risks of AI
Kurt Campbell is a veteran US diplomat and strategist who has played a leading role in shaping Washington’s approach to China and the Indo-Pacific...
Southeast Asia takes on Big Tech to protect children online
Published: 8:00am, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 8:23am, 10 Oct 2026 Indonesia officially barred under-16s from using “high-risk” social media earlier this year. But that hasn’t...
Trump picks Truth Social’s Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has appointed Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his Truth Social platform, to serve as...
Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes, multiple aftershocks
Published: 6:10am, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 6:32am, 10 Oct 2026 Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Panama on...
What are the concerns and priorities behind the new language used to define China-US ties?
Published: 6:00am, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 6:40am, 10 Oct 2026 When China and the United States agreed in May to frame their relationship as a...
The EU is its own worst enemy
Another day, another hardline statement from the European Union. This week, the European Parliament voted by a landslide for a significantly tougher China position,...
Port of LA, key US point for China imports, has best-ever quarter despite trade uncertainty
Published: 4:54am, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 5:17am, 10 Oct 2026 The Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States and the...
Trump announces major diesel deal with Russia ahead of US midterm elections next month
Published: 3:23am, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 7:11am, 10 Oct 2026 US President Donald Trump has opened the American market to Russian diesel, reversing years of...
Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Israeli airport, UAE says
An Omani Flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on...