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Monday | 4th August 2025 Brisbane, Australia — The Australian government has dramatically reversed its earlier stance on YouTube, announcing that the platform will now be included in its sweeping social media ban for children under the age of 16, scheduled to take effect in December. The move marks a significant policy shift and sets […]

Wednesday | July 9, 2025 Trump Hosts Select African Leaders at Exclusive Summit, Snubbing Continent’s Powerhouses The White House is holding a limited “African leaders” summit this week, but only five out of the continent’s 55 nations have been invited. According to Liberia, President George Weah is among the select African heads of state invited

Wednesday | June 25, 2025 Seoul, South Korea — As American B-2 stealth bombers roared over Iranian skies, striking key facilities believed to be linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, the reverberations were felt far beyond the Middle East. Thousands of kilometers away, in East Asia, policymakers, military strategists, and regional analysts immediately began grappling with

Thursday | June 19, 2025 WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 19 – Tensions in the Middle East reached a dangerous new peak on Thursday as Israel launched a direct strike on a key Iranian nuclear facility, while Iran responded with missile attacks that struck an Israeli hospital, killing and injuring civilians. The dramatic escalation marked one of the most

Tuesday | June 17, 2025 Israel and Iran continued exchanging military strikes for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, deepening concerns about the potential for a wider war in the Middle East. The conflict has escalated into the worst direct confrontation between the two longtime regional adversaries, prompting urgent international calls for restraint. U.S. President

Friday | June 6, 2025 Brisbane, Australia — When friends Neon and Zane launched a campaign to oppose Tesla’s plan to build a battery recycling factory on a small parcel of land in their neighborhood, they believed that public opinions about the company’s controversial billionaire CEO might influence local sentiment. What they didn’t anticipate was

Wednesday | May 28, 2025 Bangkok – It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Bangkok, and Daniel Fraser is buzzing with excitement. The Canadian entrepreneur has just returned from a scouting trip to neighboring Laos, where he stumbled upon an unexpected discovery: an abandoned factory filled with relics from a bygone era —

Friday | May 30, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Warns of Imminent Threat from China, Urges Allies to Bolster Defense Cooperation SINGAPORE, May 31, 2025 — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued one of the strongest warnings yet from the Trump administration regarding China’s military ambitions, declaring that Beijing’s growing assertiveness — particularly toward

Wednesday | May 28, 2025 India has taken a significant step forward in its defense modernization efforts by approving a framework to build the country’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday. This move comes amid a renewed military buildup between India and Pakistan, following a recent four-day conflict involving

Saturday | May 10, 2025 High-level negotiations between the United States and China have commenced in Geneva, Switzerland, marking a potential turning point in the ongoing trade conflict that has strained relations between the world’s two largest economies. The talks, confirmed on Saturday by Chinese state media, come amid escalating economic tensions triggered by former