Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
By: Jens Kastner Impressed by Ukraine’s success in using low-cost sea drones against Russia’s Black Sea navy, Taiwan is increasingly focusing on asymmetric coastal defense by pushing the development and procurement of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), evidenced by new drone orders...
Hungary expects its only nuclear power plant to resume producing electricity as early as Monday evening after one of the turbines at the Paks nuclear plant is switched on, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said. Hungary and Romania have been hit...
Lars Gottschligg bought an abandoned building in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, covered it with solar panels and transformed it into a sleek black cube that produces and stores energy, houses data centres and charges electric cars. “We turned...
A Ukrainian drone attack on a city in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded at least another 39 in a massive strike that also hit one of the most technologically advanced oil refineries in Russia. Radmir Belyayev, the...
Grace Adama puts on her earrings in her two-room flat in Abuja before grabbing her handbag and heading to work. The health NGO worker earns 135,000 naira ($99) a month, nearly twice Nigeria’s minimum wage. Yet she says her income...
Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary,...
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese pairs his literary-grade voiceover with propulsive, prophetic images to interrogate his identity and that of his colonialism-carved homeland Here is a captivating stream of consciousness film about exile, roots and identity by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, director of the...
Britain has used its major air base on Cyprus to move sensitive equipment without scrutiny, declassified files show. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) wrote in a formerly secret 1993 file that RAF Akrotiri plays a “key role in support of the...
ADNOC Gas, the gas business of the Emirati energy major, will spend more than $8 billion on its Rich Gas Development project, the company said today, as it eyes 60% growth in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization...
The United States has bluntly signaled a deprioritization of the Indian Ocean at a peculiar time. The reversion of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command, signifies no material change in force posture or organizational responsibilities, but...
UN Indonesia Solar power is widely used on the islands of Java, Madura, and Bali. Credit: UN News By Delia Paul MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 10 2026 (IPS) In much of the Asia-Pacific region, energy is a success story. Electricity access has greatly increased...
Why Are South Korea and the US Holding New Military Drills? South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military exercises from August 17 to 27, as the allies adapt their defence preparations to what they describe as...
In April 2026, over a month after the United States launched its attack on Iran, leading to thousands of reprisal strikes across the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates shut down a network of money changers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary...
By CIVICUS Aug 10 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses India’s Cockroach Janta Party movement with Harshit Singh, a young activist, poet and storyteller who took part in protests in Delhi. Harshit Singh In May, India’s Chief Justice, Surya Kant, compared unemployed young people to cockroaches....
By Jan Lundius ROME, Aug 10 2026 (IPS) World News are more or less currently fully occupied with the U.S. – Iran debacle and to a lesser degree the Gaza genocide, the on-going war in Ukraine, and to an even lesser degree...
Trump’s big con convinced too many that Patriot interceptors were coming to Ukraine The actual reporting of war and politics these days in most media outlets can be incredibly weak. The system often seems broken – reporting White House-inspired narratives...
Iran has reportedly hit another tanker in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Oman, setting it on fire, Gulf News reported earlier today, noting the information had yet to be verified. The information first emerged on social media, with...
According to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials, President Trump has been privately weighing the possibility of declaring victory against Iran and ending the war without securing a nuclear deal , . Trump reportedly has floated to senior aides...
Myanmar’s military-backed government is pushing back against renewed efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address the country’s civil war, challenging the bloc’s special envoy and rejecting calls for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung...
I am in Malatya to celebrate the Türkiye Culture Route Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, specifically for the gastronomy leg. The event is held at a different destination every other week, beginning with a tour of...
Crude oil prices began this week with a gain following a statement by Iran setting six demands for a peace deal with the United States and claims from the Houthis that they had struck an Aramco refinery in Jazan. At...
For anyone in Europe who still viewed climate change as a problem for future generations, this summer’s extreme heat has offered a stark reality check. Record temperatures, droughts and wildfires are already imposing significant economic costs across the continent, disrupting...
On July 30th, a projectile object landed in Tarnawa-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland. Upon further investigation, this object was identified as a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. An F-16 was scrambled in defense, although the strike appeared to have been...
When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that “they will try to interfere in the Brazilian elections,” he was not referring only to a diplomatic dispute between Brazil and the U.S. He was pointing to a broader geopolitical...
Almost every day , the military tests various emerging technologies across the U.S ., including drone and counter-drone systems and GPS jamming. To a certain extent, this testing is inevitable. But, as experts told RS, the government has in many cases...
In the weeks since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding collapsed, Washington and Tehran have used the time to strengthen their respective positions in the event negotiations resume. For the United States, this has largely taken the form of overt threats by...
For the first time in years, Washington is discussing Turkey's return to the F-35 program as a serious possibility. At the NATO summit in Ankara last month, President Donald Trump said he would lift the CAATSA sanctions that the U.S. imposed...
Japan has remained at the forefront of global attention for several reasons in recent times — from concerns over an economic bubble and a slowing economy to a weakening yen. On the leadership front, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first...
The Africa CDC and the World Health Organization called on August 6 for an urgent scale-up of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, conceding that the outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to contain it. Contact...
By: Andy Wong Ming Jun In a dusty rural town 50 kilometers south of Manila, an elderly male patient sits in a simple clinic as he seeks medical treatment for the painful red spots on his ankles. During his medical consultation,...
On Friday, July 31, 2026, Lieutenant Commander James M. Ennes, Jr., US Navy, ret., slipped his cable and unfurled his sails. With the Great Pilot at the helm, he set a course to his final home port. LCDR Ennes, then...
The events in Tell, southwest of Nablus, were not an isolated act of violence. They were a warning. For years, Israel has treated Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as open spaces for military raids, settler invasions, land theft...
Reprinted with permission from The Jason Jones Show substack. Have you seen the ruling classes’ latest ploy for holding onto power rather than allow the public to hold them accountable through straightforward and honest elections? It’s clear as day to...
“Whether we are awake or asleep, we should never let ourselves be persuaded except on the evidence of our reason.” -René Descartes, Discourse on Method (1637) It may seem a silly question, but the query is anything but foolish:Why exactly...
U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing another suspension of the Jones Act as gasoline prices above $4 a gallon threaten to become a liability for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. The move would again open domestic oil and fuel...
When Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu recently warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could eventually create a purchasing power problem by reducing entry-level hiring, the reaction was predictable. The discussion quickly turned into a familiar debate over whether AI...
In the United States, President Trump aims to expand the country’s nuclear power capacity by developing new projects and restoring old reactors. However, restarting disused reactors is not as simple as just turning them back on, as rigorous safety standards...
Islam Times - The Israeli occupation entity is heading toward what could be one of the most consequential elections in its history—not only because of the war and its conflict with the Palestinians but also because of a deeper question...
What are the consequences of the Mecca Defence Pact between Pakistan, Türkiye, and Saudi Arabia? Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment . He is Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor in the History Department at the University...
A single bug on a full-chip SoC can pull engineers off roadmap work for days or even weeks. It involves massive waveforms, thousands of files of RTL and UVM, and dense specs that aren’t always perfect. Finding these bugs have...
In my 45 years experience in the semiconductor industry, 43 of that in EDA and IP, I have never seen such a meteoric rise of an EDA company. I do remember money being raised for EDA in the early days...
“All roads are now leading to ‘stagflation ’, where inflation rises, but economies do not expand. This is the story for Japan, Europe and even the US” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger...
Europe is currently contending with its third energy crisis in four years against the backdrop of near-constant global geopolitical friction and fracas. The continent’s over-reliance on foreign fossil fuel imports has been thrown into sharp relief in recent months and...
There is a familiar ritual in Washington’s foreign policy think tanks whenever two Middle Eastern states sign a memorandum of understanding, launch a joint economic council or hold their first-ever ministerial dialogue: the announcement is instantly upgraded, in the retelling,...
9 August 2026 Trump’s reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has no way out. The United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran have inflamed West Asia...
Workers sought intervention from authorities on Sunday after management at Misr al-Amreya Spinning and Weaving Company in Alexandria decided to suspend operations at the factory indefinitely, according to four workers who spoke to Mada Masr. The management’s statement said the shutdown...
Brendan Emery is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iQ Sense Technology. He has more than 25 years of international experience in animal health, having held senior commercial leadership roles with organisations including Boehringer Ingelheim and Norbrook Laboratories. Together with Co-Founder...
Brendan Emery is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iQ Sense Technology. He has more than 25 years of international experience in animal health, having held senior commercial leadership roles with organisations including Boehringer Ingelheim and Norbrook Laboratories. Together with Co-Founder...
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