The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on April 23, 2024, following months of political infighting that stalled the bill in the House of Representatives. About $61 billion of this aid package will be spent
I use emotions for many and reason for few. Adolf hitler Humans are first emotional beings, then rational beings. Meaning in life is derived emotionally, not rationally. A person chooses to use more of his emotions to react to a certain situation or resolve issues rather than
Recently I’ve been writing some fairly gloomy stuff, mostly related to war and international affairs. But even though I’ve been focusing on scary happenings overseas, I’m still very optimistic about the domestic situation here in the United States. So I thought I’d make a
The US can enhance trust and partnerships in Southeast Asia and change the region’s prevailing attitudes toward the great powers by focusing on three key pillars: intelligence-sharing, presence and multilateralism. The region is home to key current and potential US allies and
The outgoing president and his son left the party when they endorsed the defence minister over Mr Ganjar Pranowo in the presidential race, according to PDI-P head of ethics, Komarudin Watubun.
Singapore has launched its fourth Type 218SG Invincible-class submarine, christened the RSS Inimitable and designed specifically for operations in Singapore’s trade-congested waters, according to multiple media sources. Launched at the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)
The pilot initiative will only apply to Malaysian citizens travelling in “bas kilangs” and these commuters would still be required to bring their passports along, a representative of the Johor state government told CNA.
UPDATE: The Senate has passed the bill previously passed by the House of Reprsentatives. The US government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on April 17, 2024. The
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored to win a third term in office in the country’s massive general election, ongoing in stages since April 19. While there are many questions about what another Modi term could mean for the country, residents in the Muslim-majority
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked the start of what should be termed – in view of the unprecedented scale and sophistication of the cyber operations that accompanied Russia’s military actions – the world’s first cyber war. It gave the world insight
CNA’s Tung Ngo looks at Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan’s billion-dollar fraud case and the wider implications of the Communist Party’s “blazing furnace” graft crackdown.