Why more Rohingya are taking deadly boat journeys
Two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers have disappeared almost without a trace off the coast of Myanmar in recent weeks. The tragedy brings the number of people …
ABC News Australia
Will Jackson
How two boats with 500 people disappeared almost without trace The disappearance of two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers off the coast of Myanmar in recent weeks …
ABC News Australia
Inside Taiwan’s budding civil defence movement, where ordinary citizens are preparing for disaster
Polok Hsu, 7, knows to fear a Chinese attack on Taiwan. But he doesn’t understand why his family is training for it. “What if someone wanted to take your toy?” …
The Globe and Mail
Taiwan Tests How It Would Resist a Chinese Siege at Sea
Taiwan is stepping up plans to secure fuel and other vital imports as Chinese government ships practice moves that could one day be used in a blockade. By Chris Buckley …
The New York Times
Alison Xiao
Iran's attacks on US bases in the Middle East mark 'end of an era' Five months into a war Donald Trump said would last only weeks, the Iran conflict has …
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Chinese and Philippine vessels clash near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea standoff
On July 24, 2026, Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons against Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed feature in the South China Sea. …
'Lapdog media': Indian reporters caught in youth protest anger
NEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) - When Indian television reporter Dev Kotak went to cover a massive youth protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government this week, he planned to …
Reuters
Pakistan rejects Amnesty call for war crimes probe into Kabul airstrike
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Thursday rejected Amnesty International’s call for an investigation into a March airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital that the rights group said …
ABC News
Thai authorities hunt for suspects after an attack in troubled south kills 5 soldiers
BANGKOK -- Thai authorities said Thursday they are searching for the people responsible for an attack in the country’s troubled deep south region that killed five soldiers and injured several …
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