No foreign soldiers: Japan shuts down proposal to fix military shortfall
By 2045, Japan’s Self-Defence Forces (SDF) could shrink to 130,000 personnel – nearly half today’s strength. But Tokyo has already ruled out one think...
Trump transport chief blasts Ford’s business deals with Chinese firms
The Trump administration on Tuesday blasted Ford Motor’s business partnerships with Chinese companies, saying they posed national security concerns. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy...
How Japan is digging in to deter – and withstand – a conflict over Taiwan
The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring up security at home and abroad for a potentially...
Albania protests against Trump-linked development turn violent after 100th day
Police in Albania blocked protesters from reaching parliament on Tuesday as the latest rally against a luxury development linked to US President Donald Trump’s...
US says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on warship
Published: 5:42am, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 7:56am, 9 Sep 2026 Iran has launched missiles towards US targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said, following the...
Nicaragua hands gold concession to sister firm of US-sanctioned Chinese miner
Nicaragua has granted a Chinese-owned company linked to one sanctioned by Washington the right to prospect and dig for gold across 262 sq km...
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: why China can wait and watch
When US President Donald Trump announced on August 28 that the United States had secured majority control over some 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan...
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
Published: 4:50am, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 5:05am, 9 Sep 2026 The US government on Tuesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from...
White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris
The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called Build the Wall from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by...