Indonesia President Prabowo holds meeting with CIA chief in Washington
In the meeting, President Prabowo was joined by Foreign Minister Sugiyono and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, who also serves as the President's personal assistant. No…
U.S. election results may have influenced Russia, North Korea move toward mutual defence treaty
When it comes into effect after the exchange of ratification documents, it will effectively mark the revival of their military alliance for the first time in 28 years.
Will Trump 2.0 be bad – or not so bad – for China?
Mr. Trump has said he will impose tariffs of up to 60 percent on Chinese imports and at least 10 percent on goods from the rest of the world. He may also introduce other…
PM Paetongtarn urges Thai ambassadors in Americas to boost soft power
The Prime Minister dubbed the country’s American missions as “Team Thailand” and instructed them to collaborate to build international partnerships to strengthen the Thai…
Push for Seoul getting own nuclear arms gains steam after Trump win
Rep. Yu Yong-weon, who sits on the National Assembly defence committee, aid that to address the “striking imbalance of nuclear arms imbalance” in the Korean Peninsula,…
Thai PM Paetongtarn heads to US, Peru for a week of meetings
The PM and her delegation, including Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, will hold a series of meetings with diplomats and business leaders in Los Angeles before heading to…
Philippines, allies to open coordinating centre in Manila, says Defence Secretary
In a forum hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sec. Gilbert Teodoro said the four nations agreed to hold “a lot of minilateral activities together,” but gave…
Trump won’t abandon Taiwan due to semiconductor prowess: Taiwan Deputy FM
In response to Trump’s previous remarks about forcing Taiwan to pay more for US military assistance, Taiwan's Deputy FM Francois Wu said Taipei has nearly doubled its defence…
US President Biden, Chinese President Xi to hold summit meeting in Peru
Washington and Beijing had been coordinating to realize the summit meeting, with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meeting in August with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang…
PM Anwar thanks Egypt for backing Malaysia’s BRICS application as he kicks off visit
The premier also commended Egypt’s profound voice for the global south, which used to be known as the non-aligned movement.