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Commentary: Japan lifts ban on arms exports – can it build the free world’s defence industry?

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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

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Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion wins $105 million Navy contract for F/A-18 integration

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‘My only hope’: Stuck with low pay, young Taiwanese turn to stock market investing

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Indonesia’s firefighters braced for a dry year – and they are short of cash

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US sounds alarm on China’s AI distillation as DeepSeek V4 debuts

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Iran to make offer aimed at satisfying US demands, Trump tells Reuters

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Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

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US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades

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Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says

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Hegseth calls Iran war Trump’s ‘gift to the world’

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Trump administration investigation of Fed chair Powell scrapped

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Merz floats sanctions relief for Iran peace deal, other EU leaders cautious

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Preparation, not pacifism, defines Japan’s defense policy

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ASEAN, China unlikely to finalize South China Sea Code of Conduct at upcoming summit

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US soldier pinched for profiting off Maduro abduction bets

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China bans dual-use item exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales

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What to know about the Falkland Islands as US considers reassessing position

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Putin may or may not attend the G20 in Miami, the Kremlin says

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Iran war leaves seafarers stranded in the Gulf

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Russia vows to help Cuba withstand US 'blackmail and threats'

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Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

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Chips today, fog tomorrow? Study links processed foods to waning focus

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South Korea arrests man for spreading AI-generated image of escaped wolf

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Zelenskiy arrives in Saudi Arabia seeking security cooperation

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Russia says new EU sanctions will hurt developing countries

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Chinese EVs, flying cars take centre stage at world's biggest auto show

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Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US

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Only five ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours

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US Navy’s audacious drone swarm bet against China

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China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as US, the Philippines stage war games

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Northern Japan wildfires prompt mass evacuations as flames spread

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China bans dual-use items exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales

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Japan's Haruki Murakami to publish first new novel in 3 years with The Tale Of Kaho in July

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Japan to set up task force on cyberattack risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI

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Trump feeds America’s enduring appetite for destruction

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US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged crypto-romance scams

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‘Corporate mafia’: The scandal that Malaysia can no longer ignore

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ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risks

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Bangladesh sweats as Middle East fuel shortages force power cuts

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Glacier block delays route-setting on Everest

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Indonesia sends off first batch of Haj pilgrims with safety measures in place amid Middle East tensions

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Beijing’s new supply chain rules deepen concerns for US firms in China

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Ukraine defies Trump as rift over war strategy deepens

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No US-Iran peace talks in sight, but Islamabad maintains security lockdown

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Philippine President Marcos to make Japan state visit

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China calls US accusations of AI technology theft 'baseless'

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Indonesia reaffirms it has no plan to impose tolls in Malacca Strait

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After call from Beijing, China’s auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything

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