Bondi Beach Mass Shooting, Bondi Beach , Australia

Bondi Beach Shooting Sparks Rising Anxiety Among Indonesian Muslims in Australia

The Dec. 14 shooting at Bondi Beach, in which two gunmen inspired by Islamic State allegedly targeted a Jewish celebration, has left many Indonesian Muslims in Australia feeling anxious about leaving their homes amid a surge in reported Islamophobic incidents....
Japan - China

Japan Urges China to Withdraw New Export Controls Amid Fears Rare Earth Supplies Could Be Restricted Following Prime Minister Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks

Japan has formally urged China to revoke new export controls on products with potential military applications, including concerns over rare earth minerals, in a further escalation of tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (Jan...
Venezuela Oil

Trump Claims $2bn Venezuelan Oil Deal as US Seeks to Divert Crude From China and Assert Control Over Caracas’ Energy Sector

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela will “turn over” approximately $2 billion worth of crude oil to the United States under a new arrangement that would redirect supplies away from China and ease pressure on Venezuela’s constrained oil...
Iran Conducts Widespread Nighttime Air Defense Drills Over Tehran, Shiraz, and Maragheh

Iran Conducts Widespread Nighttime Air Defense Drills Over Tehran, Shiraz, and Maragheh Amid Escalating Domestic Protests, Warnings Targeting Israel and US Strike Threat

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appeared to carry out extensive air defense and missile-related exercises over multiple urban centers on the evening of January 5, according to Persian-language media and international observers monitoring social platforms. Videos circulating widely online...
KHAN tactical ballistic missile system

Indonesia’s Deployment of KHAN Missiles Extends Reach Across South China Sea Approaches, Enhancing Mobile, Survivable Precision-Strike Architecture

Indonesia’s confirmed operational deployment of the KHAN tactical ballistic missile system represents a pivotal evolution in Southeast Asia’s security architecture, marking a deliberate move away from purely defensive postures toward a precision-strike capability capable of imposing operational costs across contested...
Rafale F4 Fighters

Iraq Set to Procure Rafale F4 Fighters: Baghdad’s Rafale Deal with France Could Redefine Iraq’s Air Sovereignty and Regional Deterrence Capabilities

Iraq is on the cusp of one of the most consequential military transformations in its modern history, as negotiations with France for the acquisition of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet approach their final stage. According to multiple specialised French aviation...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Israel Moves to Ring-Fence Its F-35 Innovations, Complicating US Efforts to Use Fighter Jet Sale to Reanchor Turkey in NATO

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has drawn an explicit and non-negotiable “red line” over the potential sale of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to Turkey, declaring that advanced Israeli-developed technologies embedded within the aircraft will not be shared with...
KF-21 Boramae fighter jet

Philippines’ Bid for South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Signals Accelerated Airpower Modernisation as Chinese Pressure Intensifies in Disputed Maritime Airspace

Korea Aerospace Industries’ reported statement that the Philippines has requested delivery of the KF-21 Boramae fighter between 2027 and 2029—following an anticipated contract signing in 2026—marks a decisive acceleration in Manila’s airpower modernisation. What was once a long-term aspiration has...
Reliance Industries

India’s Reliance Halts Russian Crude Intake for January as U.S. Pressure Mounts and India Recalibrates Its Oil Diplomacy

India’s private refiner Reliance Industries said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it does not expect to receive any Russian crude oil deliveries in January and has not taken such cargoes for the past three weeks, signalling a further pullback by India’s...
Type-88 missile

China Bans Exports of Dual-Use Goods to Japan in Escalation of Taiwan-Linked Tensions, Raising Fears Over Rare Earth Supply Chains

China has announced an immediate ban on exports of certain dual-use items to Japan that could be employed for military purposes, marking a new escalation in already strained relations between Asia’s two largest economies. The move, revealed in a statement...
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