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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanPost-truth stats: what if US economic data can no longer be trusted?
We may already live in the post-truth world, but are we about to enter the era of post-truth statistics? Each month, the US employment report is one of the most closely watched releases on the health of the world’s largest economy. Financial markets can move sharply depending on the strength of the numbers. This month, […] The post Post-truth stats: what if US economic data can no longer be trusted? appeared first on...
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Watch: Raging rivers cause destruction in parts of northern India
At least 30 people have died since Tuesday, as flash floods swept away roads and submerged homes.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Police killed in Australia shooting named as manhunt continues
Dezi Freeman allegedly opened fire on officers who were at his rural property to execute a warrant.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide
It is the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:What’s Behind the Cancellation of Singapore’s Fighter Jet Basing in Guam?
Both nations arguably had sound reasons to shelve the agreement, which would have established a permanent base for the RSAF's F-15s.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Buddhist monk arrested for alleged embezzlement in Thailand
Luang Phor Alongkot is famed for establishing a HIV/Aids hospice at a central Thailand temple in 1992.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Thai Government Grants Refugees From Myanmar the Right to Work
Humanitarian funding cuts and the ongoing exodus of Cambodian workers have prompted Bangkok to reverse course on a long-standing policy.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Power play: CATL driving China’s foreign policy in SE Asia
China’s battery-making titan CATL is transforming electric vehicle batteries from mere commodities into strategic tools of foreign policy across the Asia-Pacific. Backed by massive investments spanning Southeast Asia’s entire battery value chain—from raw materials to recycling—CATL has extended its influence in line with Beijing’s global industrial ambitions. The critical question for ASEAN and regional players […] The...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever
It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:China’s Mao has nothing on Chairman Trump
If imitation really is the highest form of flattery, Xi Jinping’s economic team is surely blushing at Donald Trump’s China-style policy pivots. US President Trump’s esteem for the Chinese leader has long been evident to geopolitical experts. But the last 10 days have seen a whirlwind of Trump policy moves that might shock even thePolitburoin […] The post China’s Mao has nothing on Chairman Trump appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Trump move to oust Fed governor shakes US market credibility
The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence. At the heart of her firing attempt – and other moves to undermine the Fed by the Trump administration […] The post Trump move to oust Fed governor shakes US market credibility appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Who is Dezi Freeman, the 'sovereign citizen' wanted for killing police?
The conspiracy theorist once tried to arrest a magistrate and prosecute the state premier for treason.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Indonesia Has Secured US Tariff Exemptions for Products Including Palm Oil, Minister Says
While Jakarta and Washington have agreed to the outlines of a trade agreement, there are a lot of details still to be worked out.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Push to end UN Lebanon peacekeeping mandate risks regional chaos
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is seen by many as an essential peacekeeping buffer between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah. But Israeli pressure, US doubts over UNIFIL’s cost-effectiveness and the fragile state of Lebanon’s politics mean there is a risk that, instead of being renewed on August 31, the mission could be ended. […] The post Push to end UN Lebanon peacekeeping mandate risks regional...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:China’s New Social Insurance Rule Could Deepen the ‘Boomerang Youth’ Trend
While intended to strengthen China’s social safety net, a new rule could squeeze more young people out of the job market.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Is It Too Late for the US to Change Its Chip Strategy Toward China?
The Trump administration is shifting course on export controls, but Chinese companies have already made notable progress toward independence.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Australia Expels Iran’s Ambassador Over Antisemitic Attacks
The Australian Security Intelligence Organization says Iran, specifically the IRGC, was behind two antisemitic arson attacks in 2024 – and possibly others.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Why Washington Can’t Ignore Bangladesh
While Bangladesh may seem peripheral to U.S. foreign policy interests, ignoring it would be a strategic error.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The agreements reached during Rabuka's visit – spanning health, security, climate, trade, and culture – signal a dynamic new era for India-Fiji ties.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Media Weaponization in Myanmar and the World’s Relative Indifference to Its Crisis
The absence of an independent and trusted media within Myanmar creates a febrile environment for misinformation and disinformation as tools of both repression and resistance.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:When Wanderlust Becomes Propaganda: Why Visiting Afghanistan Under the Taliban Is Wrong
What might feel like an adventurous trip to an underexplored country can turn out to be an unintentional investment in the oppression of the Afghan people.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Will Beijing’s Taliban Gamble Work?
China is gambling that economic incentives will solve the problem of terrorism. Past experience suggests that’s a losing bet.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:US wingman drones lift off—but mass production remains grounded
The US Air Force’s first loyal wingman drones are about to take flight, testing whether prototypes can become mass airpower. Air and Space Forces Magazine reported that the service is poised to conduct the first flight tests of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes, with sources confirming that Anduril Industries’ YQ-44A Fury and General Atomics’ […] The post US wingman drones lift off—but mass production...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Japanese police apologise at grave of wrongfully accused man
Shizuo Aishima's wife says she accepts the apology but could "never forgive" those behind it.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Manhunt under way after two police shot dead in rural Australian town
Australian police say "heavily armed" man escaped into the bush after the shooting in Victoria state.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Asia’s energy future: green revolution or carbon catastrophe?
Electricity is the backbone of the modern economy – the operating system of the digital age. As the world’s hunger for power intensifies – from data centers and AI to electric vehicles and smart cities – one reality has become undeniable: the planet’s electrical and climatic destiny is being forged in Asia. The continent is […] The post Asia’s energy future: green revolution or carbon catastrophe? appeared first on...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Hopelessness in Rohingya Refugee Camps Pushes Youth Towards Armed Insurgency
With the prospect of a return to Myanmar still a remote prospect, boys and young men are being pressed to join militant groups and criminal networks.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:N Korea’s expanding nuclear reach testing China and Russia
A newly exposed North Korean missile base near the Chinese border underscores the former’s expanding nuclear reach and the uneasy fault lines in its ties with Russia, China, and the US. This month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report confirming the existence of North Korea’s undeclared Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base, […] The post N Korea’s expanding nuclear reach testing...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening
The junta plans its election while turmoil engulfs Thai politics.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Cambodian Lawmakers Approve Legal Changes Allowing Revocation of Citizenship
Civil society groups say that the change "will have a disastrously chilling effect on the freedom of speech of all Cambodian citizens.”
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:South Korea's charm offensive and other takeaways from Trump meeting
Ahead of Lee's White House visit, anxieties were bubbling in Seoul that the meeting could turn bitter.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise
This year's drills will involve more than 6,000 military personnel from the U.S., Indonesia and 12 other nations.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:How the JPYC Stablecoin Could Lead Japan’s Digital Finance Comeback
The country has historically taken a conservative approach to financial innovations such as cryptocurrencies.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Central Asia gambit risks backfiring
As the world slides deeper into multi-polarity, Central Asia – long on the periphery of US foreign policy – is becoming a pivotal arena of geopolitical competition. Landlocked, resource-rich, and geopolitically sandwiched between Russia, China, Iran and South Asia, the region is a crossroads for energy flows, rare earth exports and emerging trade corridors. Amid […] The post Trump’s Central Asia gambit risks backfiring...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:US needs to take Ukrainian and Russian drone operations seriously
Drones have changed warfare on the battlefield and beyond. At present there are more drones than practical countermeasures, although that could possibly change in future. The preponderance of battlefield drones removes the shooter from the battlefield, preserving manpower, enhances target accuracy well beyond almost any other tool and subjects traditional hardware, especially armor, to effective […] The post US needs...
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