US treasury secretary Scott Bessent

US to Be Exempt from Global Tax Deal Targeting Multinational Profits as OECD Waters Down Landmark 2021 Minimum Tax Pact

Nearly 150 countries have signed off on a reworked global tax agreement aimed at curbing profit shifting by multinational corporations, but a major exemption for the United States has sparked backlash from tax transparency advocates, who warn the deal risks...
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Faces Growing Digital Backlash as Starlink Shutdown Leaves Remote Communities, Businesses and Health Services Cut Off

Frustration is mounting across Papua New Guinea weeks after the government ordered Starlink to shut down its operations, leaving businesses, health providers, teachers and remote communities struggling without reliable internet access. Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk’s...
NSW police

NSW police investigate death of man who suffered medical episode after OC spray was deployed during arrest

A 52-year-old man has died in hospital after suffering a medical episode during an arrest at a home in Sydney’s west, prompting a critical incident investigation and renewed scrutiny of police use of pepper spray. New South Wales Police said...
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Albanese Softens Resistance to Royal Commission Into Bondi Attack as Pressure Mounts From Victims’ Families, Law Council of Australia, Business Leaders, Sporting Figures, and Former Labor MPs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signaled a shift in his stance on a national inquiry into the Bondi terror attack, opening the door to a possible royal commission as pressure mounts from victims’ families, former Labor MPs, and other key...
Australia Bushfires

Australia Faces Potentially Record-Breaking Heatwave Across Multiple States, Threatening Extreme Fire Conditions and Straining Power Supplies

Australia is facing a potentially record-breaking heatwave, with more than half the country set to swelter under extreme temperatures that meteorologists say could rival the conditions experienced during the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued...
Short-Range Ballistic Missile (BM-04)

India Clears Development of Advanced BM-04 Short-Range Ballistic Missile to Strengthen Conventional Deterrence and Precision Strike Capabilities

India has formally greenlit the development of a new Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), designated BM-04, after the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) received the crucial Acceptance of Necessity (AoN). This regulatory clearance marks a decisive milestone for the programme,...
IAI HAROP min

IAF Fast-Tracks Indigenous Loitering Munitions After DEAD Success in Operation Sindoor

Riding on the decisive operational success of Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (DEAD) missions during the May 2025 conflict known as Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is moving swiftly to institutionalise this capability as a core pillar of...
India Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi - UAE Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami

India-UAE Defence Engagements Intensify as COAS Discusses Joint Training, Military Collaboration, and Strategic Interoperability with UAE Leadership

India’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, met with Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami, Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land Forces, on Monday to discuss deepening military cooperation between the two nations. The...
GE F414 Engine- Tejas Mk2 and AMC

India Nears Landmark GE F414 Engine Deal with US, Securing 80% Technology Transfer to Power Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Ambitions

India is poised to formalise one of its most consequential defence-industrial agreements with the United States, with the long-negotiated technology transfer deal for General Electric’s F414 fighter jet engines expected to be signed by March 2026, according to sources familiar...
Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet

LCA Mk2 Moves Closer to Take-Off: Mid-2026 First Flight, Marking a Major Leap in India’s Indigenous Fighter Ambitions

India’s ambitious Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 programme has received a significant momentum boost after a clear and confident timeline was articulated by the country’s top defence scientist, reinforcing optimism around the future of indigenous military aviation. Dr Samir V....
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