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Chinese, Russian warships tackle Japanese close-in recon, ‘display confidence’ in 1st joint sea patrol (Global Times)

A Chinese-Russian naval flotilla tackled external challenges, including close-in reconnaissance by Japanese forces, during the fleets' first joint sea patrol over the past week. The...

What’s behind the spike in Chinese incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone? (Corey Lee Bell, The Strategist)

A problem in recent public commentary on tensions between China and Taiwan has been a conflation of what we know and what we fear....

Making the shift to nuclear-powered submarines: safety first (Peter Briggs, The Strategist)

The agreement for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) is the most significant part of the recent AUKUS announcement. The offer of assistance from...

Australia and Digicel: Hands-off no more? (Sharar Hameiri, The Interpreter)

The Australian government’s decision to finance Telstra’s takeover of the Pacific’s biggest telecommunications provider, Digicel, via a $1.33 billion loan from Export Finance Australia, is...

There is life in the Non- Alignment Movement yet (Nina Markovic Khaze, The Interpreter)

Local observers of international affairs may have missed the Non-Aligned Movement’s 60th anniversary commemorative summit earlier this month. A Cold War relic, NAM, as it is...

Taiwan taps on United Nations’ door, 50 years after departure (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

Fifty years ago on October 25, the Republic of China (ROC) – the official name for Taiwan –  was formally expelled from the United...

Colombia to extradite Otoniel to the US as soon as possible (Al Jazeera)

Colombia plans to extradite the man it calls the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker to the United States where he is wanted on a...

Iran’s Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisations (Al Jazeera)

Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have “sinned” and should reverse such moves, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. The...

Civilian shot dead in Kashmir as India’s home minister visits (Rifat Fareed, Al Jazeera)

A 19-year-old civilian has been shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir in what his family called “cold-blooded murder” by Indian forces. It was the 12th civilian...

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