Asia & Pacific

A two-year investigation has led to the arrest of two Australians accused of arming West Papuan militants who kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens in 2023.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to the Pacific nation today, hoping to return with one of the region’s strongest security deals.

‘In the event of a military invasion of Taiwan, any claim that the government has surrendered or that the nation has been defeated is false,’ the handbook says.

The government has selected a site in the Taupō geothermal region, in the middle of the North Island, as the site for the first exploratory well.

Their effectiveness depends on ‘whether the G7 and NATO members are willing to bear the costs based on their domestic ... considerations,’ an analyst said.

‘We are explaining to them that this is a measure that has to do with strengthening our economy,’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says the pact was updated to reflect a rapidly changing world.

The fake threats are the latest effort in an escalating campaign carried out by the Chinese regime.

The draft revision is weaponizing the law and could have a negative effect on China’s exports and private sectors, according to analysts.

The proposed natural reserve at Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippines’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone.

The department highlighted the issue two days after the Xi–Putin hot mic incident focused attention on forced organ harvesting in China.

The death toll has hit 25, and more than 600 are injured, as protests in Nepal over a social media ban spiral into the country’s worst unrest in decades.

The president has criticized Europe for failing to fully break with Russian energy.

After leaving Vanuatu empty-handed, Australia’s prime minister had better luck in Fiji on locking in a security deal to block out Beijing.

The U.S. president refers to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his friend, despite his recent comments suggesting that India was ‘lost’ to China.

A two-year investigation has led to the arrest of two Australians accused of arming West Papuan militants who kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens in 2023.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to the Pacific nation today, hoping to return with one of the region’s strongest security deals.

‘In the event of a military invasion of Taiwan, any claim that the government has surrendered or that the nation has been defeated is false,’ the handbook says.

The government has selected a site in the Taupō geothermal region, in the middle of the North Island, as the site for the first exploratory well.

Their effectiveness depends on ‘whether the G7 and NATO members are willing to bear the costs based on their domestic ... considerations,’ an analyst said.

‘We are explaining to them that this is a measure that has to do with strengthening our economy,’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says the pact was updated to reflect a rapidly changing world.

The fake threats are the latest effort in an escalating campaign carried out by the Chinese regime.

The draft revision is weaponizing the law and could have a negative effect on China’s exports and private sectors, according to analysts.

The proposed natural reserve at Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippines’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone.

The department highlighted the issue two days after the Xi–Putin hot mic incident focused attention on forced organ harvesting in China.

The death toll has hit 25, and more than 600 are injured, as protests in Nepal over a social media ban spiral into the country’s worst unrest in decades.

The president has criticized Europe for failing to fully break with Russian energy.

After leaving Vanuatu empty-handed, Australia’s prime minister had better luck in Fiji on locking in a security deal to block out Beijing.

The U.S. president refers to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his friend, despite his recent comments suggesting that India was ‘lost’ to China.