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Can Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?
As Washington and Beijing compete to turn technology into influence, the region needs to negotiate what it gains and wha...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailDRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk
The amount of undeclared uranium from the DRC’s cobalt mines could – if processed – produce enough material for 600-1,50...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · Wedgetail9/11’s shrinking shadow
Twenty-five years on, the Taliban are back in Kabul and the question of what 9/11 changed remains stubbornly open.
Kabul, Afghanistan · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam pays the price for its trade success
The Southeast Asian nation’s record trade surplus could make it a target for Washington, testing Hanoi’s balancing act w...
Hanoi, Vietnam · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailBRICS and the new scramble for space
Behind the rhetoric of Global South solidarity lies a familiar game of patron-client diplomacy.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhat the West should make of Xi’s return to Delhi for the BRICS
Don’t mistake India’s balancing act as a retreat.
New Delhi, India · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailFueled by regional rivalries, Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE
Algiers accused Abu Dhabi of increasingly “provocative and hostile actions” after years of friction over Morocco, Wester...
Algiers, Algeria · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHSBC Raises 2026 Brent Forecast to $90 as Hormuz Crisis Drags On
HSBC has hiked its Brent Crude forecast for 2026 to $90 per barrel from $80 as the Strait of Hormuz crisis is tightening...
Strait of Hormuz · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHSBC Raises 2026 Brent Forecast to $90 as Hormuz Crisis Drags On
HSBC has hiked its Brent Crude forecast for 2026 to $90 per barrel from $80 as the Strait of Hormuz crisis is tightening...
Strait of Hormuz · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHouthis seize Red Sea city, tighten grip near strategic Bab al-Mandeb: What to know
Taking control of the towns bordering the Bab al-Mandeb Strait deals a significant blow to Saudi Arabia, which has relie...
Bab al-Mandeb, Yemen · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Kazakhstan’s New Unicameral Parliament Means for Its Foreign Policy
Although Kazakhstan’s Senate rarely exercised its influence over the country’s foreign policy, its abolishment has left ...
Kazakhstan · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Is China Less Active in the 2026 Ebola Epidemic?
Ten years ago, China was a prominent source of Ebola aid. Today, China’s more powerful but its response is less than man...
China · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailN. Korea leader's daughter seen as heir over her siblings: Seoul
South Korea's spy agency has said that even if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter has an older brother, she woul...
North Korea · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailBooted, then suited: Veterans and the making of Putin’s new proto-elite
The Kremlin is promoting Ukraine war veterans--cultivating a proto-elite who could reinforce Russia’s militarised course...
Russia · Sep 10, 2026 · Wedgetail‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders
Twenty-five years ago, the heinous terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States claimed thousands of...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailSecurity Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen
On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants ...
Yemen · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’
A drone strike on the protective structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have endangered the safety of mill...
Chernobyl, Ukraine · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against ‘economic security emergency’
The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailYemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, with witnesses telling AFP of fi...
Mocha, Yemen · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailJapan lowers travel warnings for Israel, 2 other Mideast nations, Palestine
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday lowered travel warnings for parts of Israel, two other Middle Eastern countries and...
Japan · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailIran war won't end until after crucial November elections, says Trump
The president also said oil prices won't come down until after the November races, claiming without evidence that Iran w...
United States · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhat is MAGA land really like? Inside Trump's Texan convention
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Texas, United States · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailAl-Qaida: 25 Years After 9/11
The current threat from al-Qaida is diffused. It relies on homegrown, lone-actor terrorists to carry out low-end attacks...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWatch: Is Trump's $5,000 election pledge legal?
The US president has said every American will get $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican Party wins November's midterms.
United States · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam’s To Lam Concludes State Visit to Russia, Departs For France
The Vietnamese leader and his counterpart Vladimir Putin identified trade and energy as important areas of future bilate...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailThe rebuilding in Nepal needs to start now. This is what worked after an earthquake a decade ago – and what to avoid
Disasters always bring an influx of aid money to communities. It must be spent wisely to avoid mistakes and ensure long-...
Nepal · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailDemocracy meatballs: why IKEA is the place for Swedes abroad to vote
Sweden’s election is on September 13. In Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland and Hyderabad, citizens voted inside the furniture...
Brisbane, Australia · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailGermany's connection to the September 11 attacks
The 9/11 attacks were partly planned in Hamburg by the so-called Hamburg cell. A look back at a day that reshaped German...
Germany · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailAt least five killed in large-scale overnight Russian aerial attack on Ukraine's capital
Elsewhere in Ukraine, a Russian drone strike killed civilians at a checkpoint on the border with Moldova, the State Bord...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailA former general in Italy shakes up Meloni’s right-wing coalition
Roberto Vannacci and his far-right National Future party have experienced a dizzying rise from obscurity.
Rome, Italy · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailNepal’s Flood Relief Workers Feel the Pain of Trump’s Cuts to U.S.A.I.D.
The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other ...
Kathmandu, Nepal · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailCoal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid
Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA'...
No location · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailTung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89
Many believe Beijing perceived Tung Chee-hwa as a loyalist who would obey the Communist leadership's edicts
Hong Kong · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailChina needs monkeys: lab animal shortage could hinder biotech growth
China’s biotechnology market has “significantly” driven up the demand for primate experimental models as the market reco...
Beijing, China · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailBurnham urged to tackle inequality with policies including wealth tax
Key thinkers suggest other radical measures in Compass report such as free personal social care and abolishing LordsAndy...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailUK airports face more disruption after air traffic control glitch with 177 flights axed
The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said late on Tuesday it was still working to resolve disruption following a "sy...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailRussia to propose business forum with Germany, US and AfD in 2027 — envoy
Kirill Dmitriev said the main goal of the event is to "revive business dialogue and bring common sense back"
Moscow, Russia · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailIran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk
By Enas Alashray and Idrees AliCAIRO/WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic m...
No location · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailSudan: ICC Hears Calls for Reparations for Ali Kushayb Victims in Darfur
[Dabanga] The Hague -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has heard calls for tangible reparations for ...
The Hague, Netherlands · Sep 09, 2026 · WedgetailHow Asia is redefining what BRICS really means
Washington will watch this week’s BRICS summit through the lens of China, Russia and de-dollarization — and miss the mor...
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