They just entered the war

Indian police bash and gas youth-led ‘cockroach’ protesters

Indian protesters rallying Monday in New Delhi under the banner of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party were attacked by police as they marched toward the…

Houthis announce maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia

Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday announced they were imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in yet another threat to global petroleum supplies amid the US war on Iran. Yahya…

Their stories don’t match

China’s mega-oiler could break America’s Pacific base edge

China’s construction of what may be the world’s largest naval replenishment ship signals its growing expeditionary ambitions — and highlights the vulnerability of the US’s…

China-India Great Game taking shape on the Bay of Bengal

While the focus of global news remains on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war, a significant new arena of contestation has opened…

Taiwan says ‘significant’ rise in China maritime activity near island

Taiwan detected a sharp rise in the number of Chinese ships entering waters around the island democracy last month, a Taiwanese coast guard official said,…

Australia-India partnership deep on security, shallow on trade

The third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on July 9 produced outcomes across defense, energy, critical minerals, technology and education — 18 in all. But…

Hong Kong’s class of lawmakers head to Beijing for study tour in historic first

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) has headed to Beijing for a week-long study tour to learn about China’s development, the president of the legislature has…

Outsourcing US deterrence: PIPIR and the Asian allies left exposed

America’s Asia-Pacific defense decentralization policy is rooted in a systemic crisis gripping its military-industrial complex. The breaking point has come to light amid its ongoing…

World Cup 2026: Tournament brought extra HK$500M revenue to Hong Kong’s bars and restaurants, industry rep says

The World Cup brought an additional HK$500 million in revenue to the city’s bars and restaurants, an industry rep has said, despite the time difference…

Child sex case a diplomatic reckoning for UK-Pakistan ties

The debate over whether convicted child sex offender Shabir Ahmed should be deported from the United Kingdom to Pakistan is about far more than one…

Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show

Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple…

Why autocracies get more repressive when opening their economies

The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live…

‘Pointless’: Tai Po fire survivors get no answers at owners’ meeting as gov’t buybacks loom

Residents of the Tai Po housing estate ravaged by last November’s deadly fire have received no answers at an owners’ meeting, as they face an…

An unwinnable standoff at Hormuz

Five months after Israel and the United States launched strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and ignited a wider war, the Strait of Hormuz has…

A propagandistic Voice of America hands strategic victory to  adversaries

The war with Iran is driving fuel shortages and inflation around the world, deepening anti-American sentiment at a time when international confidence in the United…

Bangladesh’s Hasina death penalty: when courts become weapons

A death sentence is supposed to be the moment a legal system proves it can be trusted with its gravest power. In November, Bangladesh’s International…

America got lost in the AI economy

US firm Holtec bets big on small modular nuclear reactors in IPO

Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy. On Friday, the Florida-headquartered firm filed paperwork with the…