Malaysia, in solidarity ‘with people of Palestine’, welcomes wounded fleeing Israel-Gaza war
Two air force transport jets arrived 30 minutes apart, carrying the wounded Palestinians, mostly women and children.
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Southeast Asia low priority for Donald Trump in event of US election win: report
“Southeast Asia will not be a focus for a re-elected President Trump, which may allow other parts of the US system, including Congress, State Department, and US Indo-Pacific Command, to drive US engagement,” the institute’s Southeast Asia Program director Susannah Patton said.
Seth Bloom, 49, Who Brought Laughter to the Rubble of War, Dies
Seth Bloom, the blue-haired clown and physical comedy virtuoso who helped outreach organizations in Afghanistan and other remote places stage circuses that roused smiles from children while also teaching them important life skills, including how to avoid land mines, died on Aug. 2 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 49.
Japan’s ministers visit Yasukuni shrine ‘in private capacity’ on World War II anniversary
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Yoshitaka Shindo, the economic revitalisation chief, visited the site in Tokyo, the capital.
Australia, Indonesia inch towards boost in security ties with upgraded defence pact
Australia and Indonesia are building on existing lines of cooperation as they inch towards an upgrade in security ties, but both sides are still seen to be far from establishing a formal military alliance or treaty.
Ukraine must decide how its Russian incursion ends — advance further or retreat before it's too late
More than a week into Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region and the operation, and the gains made in the last week are likely to have exceeded even Kyiv's wildest expectations.
Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II.