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Central Asia
Beyond a ‘buffer zone’: how the Iran war is recalibrating Central Asian ties
The former Soviet republics are leveraging diplomatic fallout from conflict to assert autonomy and balance major powers, observers say.
15 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia vows to hold petrol prices as Iran war pushes oil past US$100
9 Mar 2026 - 2:11PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Macron to visit Cyprus, French warships deployed as war in Middle East rages
9 Mar 2026 - 8:14PM
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Iran
How far could the war with Iran spread beyond the Middle East?
From Turkey and the Caucasus to South Asia, analysts warn the war could ignite new flashpoints along regional fault lines.
6 Mar 2026 - 6:29PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Azerbaijan vows to respond after Iranian drones injure 4
Azerbaijan and Iran already have tense relations over Baku’s growing economic, energy and military ties to Turkey and Israel.
5 Mar 2026 - 8:33PM
Middle East
Air freight costs for China shippers may jump 30% as Middle East airspace closes
China-Europe cargo flights face longer routes and higher fuel costs after Middle East airspace closures, the Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics says.
4 Mar 2026 - 8:54PM
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Hong Kong economy
Middle East conflict to drive up airfares for Hong Kong travellers: analysts
Suspension of major transit hubs in Dubai and Doha sends travellers scrambling for flights on ‘conflict-free’ paths to Europe.
2 Mar 2026 - 11:00PM
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Hong Kong transport
Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East
Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.
1 Mar 2026 - 11:50PM
Israel-Gaza war
‘Plan B is war’: Gaza truce faces late April test despite Trump’s peace push
Observers say the unresolved question of Hamas’ disarmament leaves the fragile truce vulnerable to collapse.
20 Feb 2026 - 4:57PM
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Hong Kong environmental issues
Hong Kong won’t pursue carbon-based taxes under bid to go green: Paul Chan
Finance chief takes question from CEO of Swiss chemicals producer Clariant on whether to take ‘broader approach’ to decarbonisation.
23 Jan 2026 - 12:32AM
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
‘For the world’: Trump launches his Board of Peace that some see rivalling UN
The US president signed the board’s charter at a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
22 Jan 2026 - 8:49PM
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Pakistan
Pakistan’s arms deals cleared for take-off as orders soar for JF-17 jets
The jets, co-produced with China, proved their worth during the India-Pakistan tensions, when they destroyed an S-400 air defence system.
16 Jan 2026 - 11:12AM
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Aviation accidents
Turkey says 20 troops killed in military plane crash in Georgia
Video showed the aircraft corkscrewing towards the ground and then bursting into flames.
12 Nov 2025 - 4:20PM
Israel-Gaza war
As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, world powers plan stabilisation force
Future stabilisation force is unlikely to be a formal UN peacekeeping mission, but could be modelled on action for Haiti, diplomats say.
17 Oct 2025 - 2:40PM
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Russia
Putin admits Russian missiles downed Azerbaijan jet last year
Putin promised compensation for Azerbaijan Airlines crash victims after Russian missiles downed the plane amid Ukrainian drone incursions.
9 Oct 2025 - 9:12PM
Diplomacy
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China’s moment to rewire the world is arriving. What will it do?
For the first time since the Cold War, the world is between orders and the momentum is with Beijing as geopolitical winds shift eastward.
16 Sep 2025 - 6:30AM
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Israel-Gaza war
The end of IMEC? US-backed answer to China’s belt and road falters
A grand economic vision to link India and Israel to Europe is crumbling, a casualty of the carnage in Gaza and shifting US priorities.
13 Sep 2025 - 4:00PM
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Donald Trump
Trump’s push for the Nobel Peace Prize won’t sway us, says committee
US president claims he ‘deserves it’, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee insists its decisions are based on merit, not media campaigns.
12 Sep 2025 - 2:02PM
Donald Trump
Trump was put up for Nobel Peace Prize, so he must be a top mediator. Right?
The US leader claims credit for resolving friction but experts in China say he reduces historical complexities to ‘mere schoolyard fights’.
18 Aug 2025 - 10:30PM
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Russia
Advantage America? Revived Silk Route puts US back on track in South Caucasus
The Trump-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, which gives the US an interest in the ‘Zangezur Corridor’, shifts regional power dynamics.
14 Aug 2025 - 2:50PM
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Central Asia
‘Surrender document’: Armenians doubt Azerbaijan peace deal brokered by Trump
The treaty, signed in Washington, sparked controversy over a new transit zone and accusations that Armenia’s PM has made ‘endless concessions’.
10 Aug 2025 - 1:08PM
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Donald Trump
Armenia and Azerbaijan sign ‘Trump Route’ peace deal at White House
The leaders of the two nations also suggested sending a joint appeal for the US president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
9 Aug 2025 - 2:51PM
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Donald Trump
Trump to host Armenia and Azerbaijan for historic ‘Peace Signing’
The leaders of the two ex-Soviet republics will be in Washington for a summit aimed at ending their decades-long conflict.
8 Aug 2025 - 8:00AM
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Russia
From colony to kingmaker: Azerbaijan redraws Eurasia’s balance of power
The ex-Soviet republic aims to play a bigger role in the Caucasus and is willing to upset Moscow and Tehran in the process, analysts say.
13 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
US-China relations
Rubio-Wang meet, China GDP, Nvidia and more
This week: Marco Rubio meets Wang Yi, Donald Trump revives tariff war, EU seeks to reduce reliance on China. Next week: China’s economy may slow, Nvidia’s Huang in China, Australian PM discusses Port Darwin and more.
11 Jul 2025 - 5:30PM
Diplomacy
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Armenia looks to deepen ties with China for foreign policy beyond Russia
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan says his country’s Crossroads of Peace and China’s belt and road project are interdependent.
3 Jul 2025 - 3:37PM
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Russia
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As attacks on Iran show, Russia can now do very little for its allies
Moscow’s credibility is sinking after it failed to stand up for allies in Iran, Syria and Armenia.
30 Jun 2025 - 10:30AM
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Israel-Iran conflict
By air, land and sea, nations race to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran
Caught between warring nations, thousands of foreign nationals are being moved out of Israel and Iran in complex logistical operations.
20 Jun 2025 - 11:34AM
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