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First Australian-made rocket crashes shortly after lift-off
The company behind the country's first orbital rocket called the launch a 'giant leap' despite crashing after only 14 seconds.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:
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Why Australians celebrate Christmas twice a year
The Australian tradition was born in the 1980s after a group of Irishmen became homesick for a winter Christmas.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:South Korea’s Foreign Aid at a Crossroads Under Lee Jae-myung
Seoul’s development diplomacy faces a crisis of identity as anti-corruption probes collide with cultural soft power ambitions.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:What the LDP-Komeito Defeat Means for Japanese Foreign Policy
Increasing political instability will pose challenges to decisive leadership and give opposition parties more sway in specific situations.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:As Australia Eyes COP31, Climate Politics Heats up in the Coalition
There are a number of civil wars taking place within Australia’s conservative bloc, with climate change being the central issue of division.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:US Planned Ban on Chinese Technology in Undersea Cables: Implications for Southeast Asia
The securitization of undersea cables intensifies the strategic balancing act that the region's governments must maintain.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:The Elimination of Remonstrance: From Confucian Conscience to Organizational Discipline
In the Confucian tradition, remonstrance – the expression of earnest opposition – wasn’t disobedience, it was moral fidelity.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Imran Khan’s ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card
As Khan’s PTI gears up for another nationwide protest, there is one clear path back to power: reconciliation with the military.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Japan Unveils First Space Domain Defense Guidelines
Pointing specifically to the threats posed by China and Russia's “killer satellites,” Japan is aiming to strengthen its defense capabilities in outer space.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:The Historical Great Powers of Asia: Medieval West Asia
The geopolitical impact of the Arab states on the trajectory of Asian history was enormous: it swept away old states and tribes, and brought to power new ones.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Albanese Wants International Cover Before Australia Recognizes Palestine as a State
France and the U.K. are moving toward recognizing Palestine – and pressure is growing within the Labor Party for Australia to follow suit.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations
India’s aviation regulator details safety lapses at Air India amid scrutiny after last month's deadly crash.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:India and US launch 'first-of-its-kind' satellite
Nasa-Isro joint mission Nisar will record the minutest of changes in the land, sea or ice sheets.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariff threat shows US-India aren’t really allies
For years, India has proudly touted its “comprehensive global strategic partnership” with the United States as a cornerstone of its foreign policy. New Delhi’s diplomats, defense chiefs, and prime ministers have invoked the US alliance as a sign of India’s rise — a symbol that it has stepped out of the post-colonial shadow and into […] The post Trump’s tariff threat shows US-India aren’t really allies appeared first on...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:New US sanctions will have little to no effect on Russia
One way or other, it looks like Russia could soon be slapped with a fresh round of U.S. sanctions. On July 23, 2025, a bipartisan push to impose a 500% levy on imports from Russia or any country buying Russian oil was put on hold – but only to allow President Donald Trump’s separate threat […] The post New US sanctions will have little to no effect on Russia appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Japan's Fukushima plant workers evacuate after tsunami warning
Wednesday's tsunami warning is bringing back memories of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Northern Mariana Islands lose their last best hope
I was in awe of Arnold Palacios, who passed away on July 23. Having spent a good part of my career dealing with public and private corruption, I never once saw a top official ask to be investigated and mean it. That takes courage and, ultimately, a deep love for one’s constituents and country. Imagine, […] The post Northern Mariana Islands lose their last best hope appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Interview: Bushra Zulfiqar on Child Trafficking in Asia
The regional director of Terre des Hommes Netherlands speaks with The Diplomat.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Mahathir Mohamad, the Father of Modern Malaysia, at 100
Mahathir reshaped Malaysia's politics and modernized its economy. He is also the source of many of the contradictions that continue to define the country today.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Thai-Cambodian Ceasefire Continues to Hold, Despite Thai Claims of Violations
Whether the ceasefire holds depends on whether political constituencies in both countries, including their respective armies, are committed to peace.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:North Korea-Russia alliance more than a ‘brotherhood of arms’
The three-dayvisitearlier this month of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan marked a noticeable intensification of a strategic relationship between the two neighbors. The sheer trappings of the visit—from lavish treatment at newly opened resort to a tete-a-tete aboard North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s yacht—sent that message. […] The post North Korea-Russia alliance more...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:US moving to revive China Initiative targeting espionage
A subcommittee of the US House of Representatives has proposed reviving the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) China Initiative, a counterintelligence program aimed at curbing economic espionage and intellectual property theft linked to China. The proposal, embedded in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, aims to counter China’s alleged […] The post US moving to...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:YouTube to be included in Australia's teen social media ban
The Australian government says the world-first ban is aimed at protecting youth from online harm.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Indonesia Signs Contract With Türkiye to Buy 48 KAAN Fighter Jets
The planned acquisition of the Turkish fighter marks an extension of Jakarta’s promiscuous approach to the modernization of its ageing fighter fleet.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:No deal on China tariffs until Trump agrees, says Bessent
China's trade negotiator said both sides agreed to push to preserve a trade war truce.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Is the Germany-Taliban Dialogue a Preview of a Bigger Picture?
For the first time, Germany has allowed envoys from the Taliban to enter the country to arrange deportation flights for Afghans.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Economic Statecraft and Supply Chains in the Asia-Pacific
Insights from Etel Solingen.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asia’s Transshipment Dilemma in the China-US Trade War
The region's success relies on free trade, but that openness is now threatened by growing protectionism and U.S. export controls.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The United States Is Losing India
India is beginning to question the value of its strategic alignment with Washington – and the United States has only itself to blame.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The Challenge to China’s ‘Unified Big Market’ Drive
The country's vast consumer base is the key to riding out Trump’s tariffs. But China’s internal market is riven by its own trade barriers.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The Referendum Cook Islanders Deserve
Let the islands' people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:North Korea Rejects Denuclearization Talks With US
A day after releasing a statement rejecting the South Korean government’s dialogue approach, Pyongyang sent a message to Washington on its baseline for talks.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Taiwan’s Recall Elections Failed – But That Doesn’t Signal an Embrace of Beijing
The failure of the recalls does not reflect a re-evaluation of cross-strait policy preferences. But it does send a clear message to both the DPP and the KMT.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The Curious Congruence of India’s Voter List Revision With the ‘Anti-migrant Drive’
The Election Commission’s move to revise the voter list through citizenship screening seems aimed at large-scale disenfranchisement, allege India’s opposition parties.
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