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A man uses his mobile phone while sheltering under an umbrella as rain falls in Yangon, Myanmar, on August 11. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Asian Angle | SpaceX’s Starlink blackout punishes Myanmar civilians, not just cybercriminals

An estimated 13 million people – nearly a quarter of Myanmar’s population – rely on Starlink for internet access.

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran president says time to end war while Tehran is in position of strength

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Israel-Gaza war

Turkey issues ‘genocide’ warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla

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US-China relations

US pushes China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Beijing to ‘get with the programme’ and support Washington’s campaign to isolate Iran economically.

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US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Israel

Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s new villain amid tough re-election fight

The Israeli PM has escalated tensions with Turkish President Erdogan over Syria in a bid to ‘unify’ his voter base around him.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran mocks Trump’s ‘economic warfare’ threat as more ‘failed policies’

The US president says he is launching the ‘most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country’.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Trump’s blunt remarks offer South Korea an opportunity

Reduced US-South Korea drills complicate Seoul’s security dilemma but are also a low-cost goodwill signal to Pyongyang that could create room for dialogue.

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US Army armoured vehicles gather to cross a river at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on August 17. Photo: AP
North Korea

North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong denies claim on sending more troops to Russia

Kim Yo-jong says Zelensky’s estimate that Pyongyang planned to send up to 50,000 more troops is ‘groundless’ and ‘a self-staged incident’.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza

The Palestinian girl died after being trapped in a car for hours while begging for help, in one of the highest-profile incidents in the war.

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran warns Gulf nations against helping US as UAE halts trade ties

Armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi says ‘any assistance or facilitation provided’ will amount to participation in US military activities.

Copies of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri carrying a title that reads in Persian “The Strait of Hormuz remains closed” on display outside a kiosk in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Thailand

Thailand seeks new path to end southern insurgency: negotiator

Bangkok is signalling willingness to explore decentralised governance and amnesties for BRN rebels to revitalise a long-stalled peace process.

Thai military personnel guards a convenience store and a petrol station damaged after an attack in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province in August 2022. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

‘Not our war’: African families’ anguish as sons trapped in Ukraine conflict

‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says.

US, Israel war on Iran

Why is Trump threatening to bomb Oman, the mediator trying to clear Hormuz?

Domestic political heat and unhappiness over the sultanate’s negotiations with Tehran are behind the US president’s outburst.

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US, Israel war on Iran

UAE freezes all trade, financial dealings with Iran after missile attack

Tehran rejected Abu Dhabi’s accusation, calling it harmful to regional trust and security efforts.

Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory.

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A vessel is seen in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, in June. Photo: ISNA/WANA via Reuters
Israel

Israeli military ‘paralysis’ on settler violence exposed in West Bank siege

The government’s support for extremist settlers puts the military in an ‘impossible situation’, observers say.

China trade

The Polar pivot? China debuts regular Arctic shipping service as Iran war drags on

Operators are fast-tracking northern routes that bypass vulnerable chokepoints in the Middle East.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine vows to respond after Russian strike kills 10 in northeast region

Officials say the rocket strike on Pechenihy, a village about 40km from the Russian border, hit a busy intersection and 17 others were wounded.

A building burns after Russian drone strikes in Pechenihy, in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region/Handout via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran conflict boosts appeal of Arctic short cut for Asia-Europe ships

The risk of renewed conflict in the Middle East has heightened interest in using a fuel-saving shipping route via the Arctic Ocean.

US, Israel war on Iran

‘We’ll die of hunger’: Iran’s fishermen risk all in Hormuz’s shadow of conflict

Fishermen in Bandar Abbas face financial strain as they return to the vital waterway amid fears of new fighting.

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United States

US diesel crack surpasses US$100 a barrel for first time on supply disruptions

Supplies are under strain from wars in Iran and Ukraine, and US ⁠threats against Chinese imports of Iranian oil could make matters worse.

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Petrol and diesel prices are displayed at a Chevron station on Friday in Fort Stockton, Texas. Diesel prices continue to climb as international conflicts across several regions disrupt the global fuel supply chain. Photo: Getty Images / AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump lets 60-day deadline for Iran peace deal expire, threatens to ‘bomb’ Oman

US president also announces US to reduce military drills with South Korea; cites ‘good relationship’ with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.

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Motorists drive past a large billboard vowing revenge against US President Donald Trump in central Tehran, Iran. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Donald Trump

Trump approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, poll finds

The poll by Reuters/Ipsos also found that 80 per cent of Americans expect US involvement in Iran to continue for an extended period.

Ukraine war

Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

Lev Shlosberg is a senior member of the Yabloko party which Russia has barred from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election.

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United States

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal

Trump made the threat while speaking to a Fox News reporter, referring to Iran-Oman talks on control of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Vessels are seen anchored off the coast of Muscat, Oman, in June. File photo: Getty Images/TNS
European Union

EU plans most far-reaching sanctions on Russia in coming months

EU sanctions must be approved unanimously. Traditional EU packages against ⁠Russia have frequently been dogged by lengthy disputes.

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European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas said that once the new sanctions on Russia were adopted, they would immediately raise the total number of sanctioned Russian entities by a third. Photo: EPA
Middle East

Kushner talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough on Trump Gaza plan

Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed agreement that would see Hamas surrender its arms in exchange for Israel withdrawing from Gaza.

Israel-Gaza war

Far-right Ben-Gvir urges Israel to kill ‘30 to 40 every night’ in Gaza

The national security minister does not have power to order strikes but is one of the most influential people in Israel.

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