China artificial sun, Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak facility is often called, aims to create conditions for fusion energy

Global Nuclear Revival Sparks Race for Uranium as Nations Seek Energy Security, New Reactors and Control of Critical Fuel Supply Chains

In southern Texas, the return of uranium mining is bringing an old industry back to life. Jesus “Jesse” Garza Jr. is preparing for another shift at the Alta Mesa Uranium Project, a site that has become part of a wider...
US Navy Destroyer

Washington’s Pacific Strategy Takes Shape, US Restores Pacific Command, Demands Greater Allied Contributions and Narrows Indo-Pacific Priorities

The United States’ decision to restore the historic name of its oldest combatant command from US Indo-Pacific Command to US Pacific Command is raising questions about whether Washington is recalibrating its strategic approach to Asia and narrowing its focus from...
US defence technology firm Anduril Industries, Nissan’s Oppama assembly plant, manufacture military drones.

Asian Defence Race Will Not Be Measured Only by Fighters and Missiles, but by How Quickly Factories Replace Them

For six decades, Nissan Motor’s Oppama plant south of Tokyo has been a symbol of Japan’s industrial strength. Since opening in 1961, the factory has produced roughly 18 million vehicles, including the Nissan Leaf, one of the world’s first mass-market...
Australia Poisonous Mushrooms

Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson begins appeal against sentence

An Australian court will on Wednesday (Aug 19) begin hearing the appeal of a woman convicted of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms. Erin Patterson, 51, was convicted last year of murdering...
Vladimir Putin

Japan-Russia Tensions Rise as Moscow Summons Tokyo Envoy Over Putin’s Kuril Islands Visit

Japan and Russia faced a fresh diplomatic confrontation on Tuesday after Moscow summoned Japan’s ambassador over Tokyo’s protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed islands claimed by both countries, adding another strain to relations already badly damaged by...
Kim Jong Un , Donald Trump

Trump Praises Kim Jong Un Ties, Says They Make Region Safer as US Scales Back Military Exercises With South Korea

US President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, raising the prospect of renewed engagement between Washington and Pyongyang as tensions over military exercises on the Korean Peninsula come under...
Thailand Gun Crisis Repeated Shootings Keep Exposing Gaps in Firearm Control

Thailand’s Gun Crisis: Why Repeated Shootings Keep Exposing Gaps in Firearm Control

At a shooting range on the outskirts of Bangkok, the sharp crack of a handgun breaks through the quiet afternoon. Krisakorn Boonwan stands beneath a rusting awning, firing at a paper target about 10 metres away. Wearing flip-flops and no...
Zamboanga University, Southern Philippines

2 dead in school shooting in southern Philippines

Two people died in a school shooting in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Tuesday (Aug 18). In a statement on Facebook, Ateneo de Zamboanga University said it "is saddened by the incident that happened today" and confirmed the...
Yangon general hospital, Myanmar

At least 500 people hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreak

A total of 500 people have been hospitalised for severe diarrhoea in Myanmar's largest city, a Yangon official said on Monday (Aug 17), with nearly 150 testing positive for cholera. Myanmar's infrastructure and health sector are creaking after more than...
US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby

US ‘Digging In’ Across Indo-Pacific, Not Retreating From Asia, Pentagon Says as Allies Urged to Boost Defence

The United States has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the Indo-Pacific, dismissing concerns that Washington is scaling back its role in Asia while urging regional allies to take on greater responsibility for their own defence amid growing geopolitical competition. Speaking...
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