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  • US Officials Admit AI, High‑Tech Energy Weapons Fueled Venezuela Raid, Fuelling Speculation Iran Could Be Next Strategic Target
  • Trump Slaps Worldwide 15% Tariffs After Supreme Court Setback, Deepening Legal and Economic Uncertainty
  • Doha Deal Architect Re-emerges in US Policy Circles Amid Accusations of Enabling Taliban Takeover
  • US–China Rivalry: How Trump’s Global Tariff Reset Forces Asia to Choose Between Policy Whiplash and Structural Dependence
  • How A 2013 F-22–F-4 Encounter Exposed Iran’s Air Power Vulnerability As US Masses Forces In Middle East

Asia

Zalmay Khalilzad

Doha Deal Architect Re-emerges in US Policy Circles Amid Accusations of Enabling Taliban Takeover

Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Cabinet 2.0 Sets Course for Multi-Year Budgeting, Debt-Tolerant Growth Strategy and Sweeping Fiscal Governance Reform

Opinion

F-35C

F-35C From USS Abraham Lincoln Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near Carrier as US-Iran Tensions Flare in Middle Eastern Waters

F-35

Air Superiority Over Scale: How Geopolitical Pressure Pushes Small States to Build Outsized Fighter Fleets

Foreign Affairs

US–China

US–China Rivalry: How Trump’s Global Tariff Reset Forces Asia to Choose Between Policy Whiplash and Structural Dependence

Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Chaebols Continue Dominance Lee Jae Myung Struggles to Implement Long-Promised Economic Reforms

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

China Holds Firm in Rare Earth Market, US Expands International Alliance to Reshape Critical Supply Chains

China Slams Japan’s Post-War Policies, Accuses Tokyo Of Honoring War Criminals While Threatening Taiwan Intervention

Security

F22 vs. F4

How A 2013 F-22–F-4 Encounter Exposed Iran’s Air Power Vulnerability As US Masses Forces In Middle East

R-73 missile

Ukraine Offers Combat-Proven Sea Drones to Japan as Zelenskyy Seeks Strategic Defence Partnership Amid Rising China, Russia, and North Korea Threats

Marines Lay Out Sweeping New Vision to Fill Capability Gaps After AV-8B Harrier and AH-1Z Viper Retirements, With FASt Also Targeting Post-Hornet Strike Demands

F-16 Wild Weasel Fighters Deploy With Angry Kitten Pods, Boosting Survivability in High-Risk Middle East Airspace

USS Gerald R. Ford Enters Mediterranean, US Military Buildup Intensifies Amid Trump’s Consideration of Iran Strike

China Moves Toward Multi-Role Naval Gun Capabilities as Type 910 Test Ship Reveals Largest PLAN Artillery System Yet

Geopolitics

China, Russia and Iran JOINT NAVAL DRILLS , Maritime Security Belt 2026

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Naval Maneuvers Redefine Strategic Calculus in Persian Gulf

US, Iran

US-Iran Indirect Talks in Geneva Signal Potential Deal on Uranium Enrichment, But Leave Missiles, Proxies, and Human Rights Off the Table

Japan Military

Takaichi’s “Make Japan Strong Again” Strategy Ties Military Revival to Rising Tensions with China Over Taiwan

Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh

BNP Landslide in Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election Fatigue, Strategy and Fragmentation Reshape Political Order

Analysis

BRICS Currency

BRICS Charts New Monetary Course: How BRICS Basket and Digital Clearing Platform Could Gradually Supplant Dollar’s Reserve Role

Japan, China

Why China’s Property Crash and Deflation Pressures Are Stirring Memories of Japan’s Economic Collapse

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency Flows to Suspected Human Trafficking Networks Surge Southeast Asian Scam Ecosystems

Anthropic AI

US Alleged Use of Anthropic Claude in Venezuela Raid Raises Global Alarm Over AI-Driven Warfare and Civilian Casualties

US-Iran Standoff: USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment Signals Resolve, Yet Strategic Reality Points to Talks Over Bombs

Balochistan’s Buried Billions: China-Pakistan Investments in Reko Diq Redefine Risk, Reshape Regional Trade Routes and Intensify Global Resource Competition

Tehran Stages Massive Revolution Anniversary Rally as Internal Unrest and Threat of Renewed US-Israel Strikes Loom

Oceania

Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley Ousted as Leader of Liberal Party of Australia After Nine-Month Tenure

Liberal leader Sussan Ley is facing an expected leadership challenge from Angus Taylor

Australian Opposition Leader Sussan Ley Faces Leadership Crisis After Shadow Defence Minister Angus Taylor Resigns Amid Coalition Infighting

Donald Trump

New Zealand Declines Invitation to Join Trump’s Board of Peace, Citing Need for Clarity and Alignment with UN Charter

landslide triggered by heavy rains in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

New Zealand Police Resume Recovery Efforts After Deadly Landslide at Mount Maunganui Campground

Environment

Plastic Burning

Plastic Burning for Household Energy Widespread in Developing Countries, Study Finds

Mount Everest Waste

Mount Everest Waste Crisis: Nepal Scraps Refundable Deposit Program After Climbers Continue Leaving Tents, Oxygen Bottles, and Trash at Higher Camps

COP30 Climate Summit: New Zealand’s Climate Credibility in Question as COP30 Opens in Brazil

COP30 Climate Summit: World Leaders Converge in Amazon; Cop30 Opens Amid Division, Doubt, and Defiance

Paris Agreement at a Crossroads: As COP30 Opens in Brazil, Climate Diplomacy Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

World

F/A-18E Super Hornet

US Officials Admit AI, High‑Tech Energy Weapons Fueled Venezuela Raid, Fuelling Speculation Iran Could Be Next Strategic Target

Donald Trump

Trump Slaps Worldwide 15% Tariffs After Supreme Court Setback, Deepening Legal and Economic Uncertainty

Area 51: Pentagon Admits 50–100 Monthly UFO Encounters; Could Trump’s Declassification Order Finally Settle Alien Debate?

US Supreme Court Delivers Major Blow to Trump’s Trade Agenda, Rules President Lacked Authority to Impose Sweeping Global Tariffs Under Emergency Law

Trump Slams Supreme Court Tariff Ruling “Disgraceful,” Vows to Reimpose 10% Global Levy Under New Trade Authority

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