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Russia’s Road to El Dorado
As a new convoy of Russian armored vehicles arrives from the port of Lomé to support Russia’s Africa Corps deployment in...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailMongolia bears brunt of Russia's fuel crunch, official says
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 3 - Mongolia, Russia's long-term trading partner, is feeling the pinch of fuel shortages in it...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailSacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent
Recently sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says further resignations from Cabinet are coming.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe rising sophistication of Southeast Asia’s scam factories
Southeast Asia has quietly become the world’s largest manufacturing hub for financial fraud, and it’s no longer a distan...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailRussia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung
The new car bridge linking North Korea and Russia will be named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who saved DPRK fo...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam’s Doi Moi turns 40 as To Lam riskily renovates the compact
This year marks four decades since Vietnam launched Doi Moi, the economic renovation program that broke with communist c...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korean company seeks a return to North Korea to make school uniforms
A South Korean manufacturer of school uniforms launched a task force to explore inter-Korean economic cooperation possib...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUNHCR Says It Is Not Involved in Malaysia’s Planned Repatriation of Refugees to Myanmar
Rights groups say that the 1,476 Myanmar nationals are at high risk of torture, mistreatment, and forced conscription on...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailChina's slowdown pushes New Zealand exporters to diversify away from their top buyer, RBNZ official tells CNBC
New Zealand exporters are diverting shipments bound for China to new markets, as demand from the country's top buyer coo...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail‘Early Harvest’ — larger but not necessarily safer
India-China boundary talks suggest movement, but hard questions remain over strategic costs and concessions
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailHong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion
The pro-democracy dissident was accused of urging Western politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio to pressure Hong...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailEx-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Mr. Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indict...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailSyrians Want Justice for Assad-Era Killings and Torture
Hundreds of thousands were killed and tortured. But prosecuting everyone involved in atrocities could be impractical and...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe Case for a Stalemate With Iran
America can win if it stays the course.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailSolomon Islands PM sacks minister, accuses rivals of opportunism as no-confidence vote looms
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has come out swinging against a motion of no confidence against him and the ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailEthnic Koreans file motion to seize North Korean warship in Japanese court
A group of ethnic Koreans in Japan that previously moved to North Korea before fleeing requested a Japanese court to sei...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe West Bank: the Middle East’s orphan war
Israel is methodically emptying the West Bank countryside of hamlets and farms to spur Palestinians to either flee into ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailTrump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'
Many of the previous name changes, including Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America”, started off as apparently jovial r...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailIran war escalation raises concern over civilian death toll
The recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported four killed an...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailGermany attributes Russia for Leipzig’s August 2026 drone incident
In August 2026, three drones carrying explosive devices and detonators were found at Germany’s Leipzig airport. Leipzig ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailWest Asia conflict updates: Iran blacklists more ships trying to sail through Hormuz, govt. website shows
Iran security chief says U.S. to face new war strategy; Bessent warns 'everyone' against backing Tehran
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailPreserving freedom to govern in the face of economic coercion
Whenever I write about China’s use of economic coercion, I receive remarkably similar responses. Beijing, I am told, was...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailMohan Malik on Trump, Asia, and the Legacy of the Global War on Terror
The veteran strategist and security analyst joins Beyond The Mekong to discuss the region's ongoing security challenges.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUS unveils more than $150 million deal in Pacific investments and assistance
The State Department says the Trump Administration is reorienting Pacific relationships towards "championing US enterpri...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Nepal floods should worry India
The disaster comes as a warning as climate change raises shared Himalayan risks.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailMaduro seeks to fend off narco-terrorism trial, arguing he has immunity
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. criminal case against him, urging a judg...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Pacific Island states should seek collective security
Many participants at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau this week would like to talk about anything but great power riva...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailIn Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. I...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailPenrhyn port upgrade raises transparency and environmental concerns in the Cook Islands
While a US-New Zealand-funded port upgrade in the Cook Islands is being welcomed as a vital infrastructure project, a la...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailShould outside nations be allowed at the Pacific Forum summit?
Solomon Islands has asked Pacific Islands Forum members to consider separating external dialogue partners from the annua...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli minister: Palestinians leaving is only ‘solution’ in Gaza
Israel has plans drawn up to carry out US President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove most of the Palestinian population...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailG20 wraps without consensus amid bond market sell-off
The US-hosted G20 meeting, beset by trade and diplomatic squabbles, wrapped up after failing to ease investors’ concerns...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailRepublicans back Trump in his trade war with Canada
Republican members of Congress are publicly backing U.S. President Donald Trump in his trade war with Canada and blaming...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailPolicing the Bangsamoro: Peace in the Southern Philippines
Policing the Bangsamoro: Peace in the Southern Philippines cthuratong Thu, 09/03/2026 - 00:00 Latest Updates Africa Asia...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailFresh strikes by US and Iran risk further destabilizing the global economy
A tense calm in the Gulf was shaken this week with fresh strikes by the U.S. and Iran. It could provoke dueling blockade...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailIran Accuses U.S. Military of a War Crime
Renewed fighting has taken a deadly turn after a month without major military action.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailNepal’s Disaster Demands a Regional Response
The glacier collapse and floods that followed show why neighboring states must cooperate to reduce future threats.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailThe US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working?
The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working? The United States launched new reported strikes on vess...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailEnduring the Storm: Empirical Evidence from Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone
Survey data suggests support for the Spring Revolution in Myanmar’s Dry Zone remains strong, but greater resistance unit...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailMaking Sense of John Ratcliffe’s Trip to Moscow
Speculation abounds that the CIA director flew to Moscow to deliver a message to the Kremlin, but his real audience may ...
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