WASHINGTON: A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the US Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island states, which analysts and former officials say makes the US allies economically vulnerable and possibly more receptive to Chinese approaches. The Biden administration had hoped to […]
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo today emphasised the importance of military hardware modernisation but warned any spending should be done wisely as the state budget was limited. The archipelago nation of 270 million people, South-east Asia’s biggest economy, is seeking to modernise its military but has lagged its regional peers […]
AHMEDABAD, India : Australia’s aura as the all-conquering juggernauts of one-day cricket is long gone but captain Pat Cummins is optimistic that the abundance of all-rounders at his disposal in India will help them add another trophy to their collection. Australia picked up their first 50-overs title in 1987 before […]
Indonesian contestant Putri Ariani has placed fourth in the latest season of America’s Got Talent (AGT). The 17-year-old singer, who is blind, performed Elton John’s Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me on a grand piano for the finale, which took place on Tuesday (Sep 26) night in the […]
SYDNEY: Australia said today it would retire its fleet of Taipan helicopters earlier than expected after a crash off its east coast in July during a joint military exercise with the United States killed four Australian aircrew. The Taipan fleet will not return to flying operations before the previously planned […]
SINGAPORE : China’s international trade council has formally asked the United States to “carefully consider” rules that ban or restrict U.S. investments in China’s tech sector, state television reported on Friday. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the executive order last month which prohibits or restricts investments in Chinese entities involved […]
TOKYO: US National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Japanese police jointly warned multinational companies of China-linked hacker group BlackTech in a cybersecurity advisory late yesterday. The joint advisory, which also came from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its Japanese counterpart, urged firms to review […]
NEW DELHI : Glenn Maxwell stands out for his all-round abilities, but it is the 34-year-old’s bowling form that is expected to provide a massive boost for Australia as they launch their bid for a sixth 50-overs World Cup title next month. During his second one-day international since breaking his […]
NEW YORK: A key selling point of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential run was that he was a businessman, not a politician. But his corporate empire, which served as proof to many voters of his economic credibility, is now in jeopardy after a judge ruled on Tuesday (Sep 26) that the […]
BERLIN: The Sky Shield air defence system initiated by Germany intends to bolster Nato’s protective capacity over Europe. DW has what you need to know about the plan, which began as a reaction to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops has brought war back to […]