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Taiwan’s parliament finally passes drone bill to back hedgehog strategy
Belated parliamentary funding for Taiwan’s drone program isn’t likely to satisfy President Lai Ching-te. Nonetheless, pr...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippine Peso Slumps to Record Low Amid Rising Energy Prices
Like some of its regional counterparts, the Philippines continues to be buffeted by the economic shocks of the U.S.-Iran...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailTrump designates protesters terrorists. How far will it go?
Protesting is terrorism. At least, that is the message that the Trump administration has communicated in a series of rec...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailAfter Iran, US signals major security shift in the Middle East
When President Donald Trump congratulated Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan for signing the Mecca Pact, describing it a...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWhat do current US military ops in Latin America actually look like?
On Thursday, U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan met with the Colombian and Ecuadorian defense ministers in ...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailRocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission (video)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit on Sept. 2 for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Ear...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe Road Through Damascus
How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe Price of Russian Paranoia
Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailSri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Legislation
A law that cannot turn intelligence into evidence will reproduce the central weakness of the Prevention of Terrorism Act...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailIndia Has a Complex Youth Unemployment Problem, And There Isn’t a Quick Fix
Education and skills don't match available jobs. The economy isn’t creating good-quality employment for an expanding and...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailA prime ministerial interpreter and interpreting risk
A weekend report in The Australian has raised questions about whether the foreign university affiliations of an interpre...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam Demands ‘Immediate Cessation’ to Construction Activities in Paracel Islands
The request follows reports of extensive Chinese construction activities on Antelope Reef and a nearby islet.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailSLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production
The NASA and contractor workforce continues to make progress ahead of next year’s Artemis III… The post SLS picks up the...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailUSS Abraham Lincoln Passes Through Singapore Strait En route to Thailand
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) passed through the Singapore Strait on Saturday en route to a planned port visit in...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailUS strikes deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US had secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailNepal disaster highlights climate, geopolitical plight
Countries like Nepal are not large emitters but are disproportionately affected by climate change.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailOpenAI hack shows emergent AI risks
Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI es...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailIceland votes against talks to join EU
Concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration in the referendum.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailFed chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech eases investor fears
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday eased fears that the central banker wouldn’...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailRussia warns of ‘massive strikes’ on Ukrainian energy
Russia threatened Ukraine’s infrastructure on Sunday after weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities, as both...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailNew US strikes on Iran may restart war Trump wants to freeze
Despite the excitement around Donald Trump’s new sanctions and even the US strikes against the Iranian island of Larak j...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailASEAN and Japan’s Updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative
Protecting a shared foundation, not a bloc
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailRoman Space Telescope Begins Its Journey to L2
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched at 7:26 am ET on Sunday from KSC aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, sta...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailThe Reason Japan Cannot Commit to Dialogue with North Korea
The Tanaka affair has cast a long shadow.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailFor Indonesia’s Digital Banks, It’s All About Who You Know
The sector has experienced rapid growth in the past few years, and three large banks are firmly in the lead.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailAfter 25 years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization faces an uncertain future
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, taking place on 31 August and 1 September, will be another opportuni...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailHong Kong’s indie bookstores come under scrutiny amid a broader crackdown on dissent
Independent bookstores in Hong Kong offer a window for mainland Chinese readers who seek ideas suppressed at home. But t...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailTrump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel
President Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescop...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off to Open New Insights Into the Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off this morning on a mission to find more planets around other stars in...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · Wedgetail'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal
"We're just about to set foot off into the unknown."
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · Wedgetail2 Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Belgorod, Authorities Say
The online retailer Ozon said one of its warehouses was struck and that some of its employees were injured.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailWhy it matters that President Trump just dialed in to a NASA news conference
With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailThe nuclear triangle in South Asia and Australia’s opening
India’s uranium deal gives Canberra a fresh entry point into the regional nuclear order – and a chance to help write its...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailPNG wants a bigger economy – Indonesia shows how
The next stage of growth can benefit from the lessons Indonesia had to learn through mistakes.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailLosing face? Licensing and governing AI content in China
A face licensed for one AI advert can be reused indefinitely, and local laws have not caught up with that.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailIndia can redraw the border with Myanmar – but who controls it?
India may be ready to settle its Myanmar border on paper, only Naypyitaw cannot guarantee it on the ground.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailLiftoff! NASA's Roman Space Telescope soars to the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in spectacular launch (video)
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30, ushering in a...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailPostcard from PIF: Pacific leaders gather as China looms
Alii from Palau. Leaders are gathering in Koror for the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). They will be ...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailSaudi firms pull IPO plans
Three companies abandoned listing plans as investors weigh the impact of the Iran war.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailHungary faces EU deadline to show it can root out corruption and transform
Hungary has until Aug. 31 to complete more than two dozen “milestones” in the rule of law. Without meeting them, the cou...
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