Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises
Japan appears to be edging ever closer to a referendum on its pacifist constitution, after a realignment of parliamentary forces delivered the supermajority needed...
Christian Eriksen ‘conscious’ after another on-field collapse in Denmark match
Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark’s national team on Sunday...
Hong Kong police warn World Cup fans against using overseas betting sites
Hong Kong police have warned football fans that using overseas betting websites could breach local gambling laws even if the platforms claim to be...
European powers back Zelensky’s call for summit with Putin
Published: 6:22am, 8 Jun 2026Updated: 11:45am, 8 Jun 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received the backing of the leaders of the UK, France and...
China adds warheads as nuclear powers ‘walk away’ from disarmament: SIPRI
China expanded its nuclear warhead stockpile over the past year and might have increased the number deployed with operational forces, a Swedish think tank...
Nobel laureate James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’
Published: 6:00am, 8 Jun 2026Updated: 11:21am, 8 Jun 2026 James Heckman is the Henry Schultz distinguished service professor of economics and public policy and...
As Asia’s strategic landscape evolves, what is the Quad’s purpose?
When foreign ministers of countries that are part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) gathered in New Delhi last week, the agenda looked familiar:...
Trump considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius, Telegraph reports
Published: 2:14am, 8 Jun 2026Updated: 2:16am, 8 Jun 2026 The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the...
Iran threatens US interests and Israel after strike on Beirut
Iran’s chief negotiator warned on Sunday that an Israeli strike on south Beirut and the continuing US blockade of Iranian ports would trigger retaliation....