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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaking at Chatham House in London on Monday. Photo: PA via AP
China-EU relations

Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte contends that Euro-Atlantic security ‘is all interconnected with what is happening in the Pacific’.

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Canada

Canada to hit 2% Nato spending target, years ahead of schedule: Carney

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Ukraine war

‘Quantum leap’: Nato chief to urge 400 per cent rise in air defence

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Japan

Japan grows restless for next-gen fighter jets as progress with UK, Italy stalls

Japan finds its ageing aircraft outmatched by China’s advanced stealth jets amid setbacks to the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme.

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An artist’s impression of the GCAP fighter released in 2022. Photo: UK Prime Minister’s Office / AFP
Ukraine war

Russia unleashes deadly strikes on Ukraine in response to ‘terrorism’

Capital city Kyiv among targets, as massive aerial barrage leaves at least four dead, including emergency responders, and wounds dozens, including doctors.

Donald Trump

Trump tells Merz it might be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’

US president says he shared his comparison of the conflict to a fight between young children in his call with Putin.

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United States

US reveals pick for Nato’s next supreme allied commander

The position of supreme allied commander, which oversees all Nato operations in Europe, has been filled by a US general since its creation after World War II.

Trump has also said he wants Nato allies to boost investment in defence to 5 per cent of gross domestic product, up from the current target of 2 per cent. Photo: Reuters
China-Russia relations

Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust issues

Analysts say Trump’s tariffs and other policies could unite three countries but long-standing conflicts between them remain an obstacle.

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Ukraine war

US officials: Ukraine damaged fewer Russian warplanes than claimed

US officials estimate around 10 Russian aircraft were destroyed in weekend drone attacks, but it was still highly significant.

Ukraine war

Putin and Pope Leo discuss Ukraine war, as pontiff presses for peace

The Russian leader, however, claimed Kyiv was ‘betting on an escalation of the conflict and carrying out of acts of sabotage’ in his country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters
The Netherlands

The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?

The government, with limited powers, now has to lead the country for months before new elections.

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrives to take part in a debate in the Lower House focused on the fall of the cabinet in The Hague on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine invited to Nato summit as peace talks make little headway

Trump ‘open’ to meeting leaders of Ukraine and Russia to push for a ceasefire.

Britain

UK’s defence overhaul puts focus on Nato, highlights China, Russia threats

Study describes China as ‘sophisticated and persistent challenge’, says Russia and China are increasing nuclear weapons in their stockpiles.

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Britain

‘Message to Moscow’: UK boosts military spending amid threat from Russia.

‘The threat we face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War,’ PM Keir Starmer said.

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Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, speaking in London in March. Photo: via EPA-EFE
Poland

Trump-backed Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election

Polish conservative Karol Nawrocki, an amateur boxer and historian who embraces nationalist historical narratives, will succeed Andrzej Duda.

Karol Nawrocki won Sunday’s presidential run-off. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia alleges back-stabbing as Serbia’s arms reach Ukraine

Serbia’s position of neutrality questioned as Russia alleges secret arms shipments for Ukraine sent through intermediaries.

European Union

Opinion | Trump wants Europe to spend more on defence. He’s right

Europe faces an existential choice to emerge as a heavyweight competitor or risk being marginalised on the world stage.

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Libya

Dozens of unidentified corpses found in Libya hospital: ministry

Discovery comes amid rising tensions in the capital following days of deadly clashes between armed groups.

Libyan soldiers at a checkpoint after clashes between heavily armed militias in Tripoli. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Trump says Russia and Ukraine to negotiate ceasefire ‘immediately’

US president also says conversation with Russian leader yielded agreement that Washington and Moscow pursue large-scale trade once war ends.

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Romania

Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan wins presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival

Bucharest mayor made last-minute dash to top in recent days after weeks of trailing George Simion, who conceded defeat late on Sunday.

China technology

Opinion | 4 lessons for China as Pakistan J-10s down Indian Rafale jets

It is a boost for China’s defence industry, arms exports and the PLA’s confidence – and should encourage Beijing to increase its nuclear stockpile.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Ukraine war

Ukraine peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelensky in Turkey

‘We can’t be running around the world looking for Putin,’ Zelensky said after meeting Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting in Ankara on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Defence

Nato targets 5% defence spending to appease Trump

The transatlantic security alliance is reportedly eyeing the biggest military spending increase since the Cold War.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky demands Putin’s presence at Istanbul talks amid Trump’s peace push

Zelensky’s insistence on Putin’s presence at Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul tests Russia’s commitment to ending the conflict.

Poland

Poland blames Russia for major Warsaw shopping centre fire last year

Many of the affected business owners were members of Warsaw’s Vietnamese community.

The fire destroyed around 1,400 shops and service outlets. File photo: AP
Ukraine war

Opinion | Can the US convince China to really help with Ukraine?

China has gained strategically from Russia’s war. It has to be convinced that actively rebuilding Ukraine would bring even greater benefits.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9. Photo: Pool/AFP
Ukraine war

Trump ‘starting to doubt’ that Ukraine will reach deal with Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine welcomed peace talks but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire first.

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US-China relations

Yalta 2.0? Why Trump, Xi and Putin didn’t meet to carve up the world

The US president’s tariff war and his Ukraine policy are advancing China’s and Russia’s visions of a multipolar international order.

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