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Arab Region Pushed To Limits By Climate Extremes As 2024 Smashes Heat Records

The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities

2025-12-05 04:56:19 0 Comment 3897 view

Regional Piracy Surge Highlights Urgent Need For Security In South China Sea Security

A sharp rise in piracy and armed robbery across Asian waters in early 2025 has renewed calls for Malaysia and its neighbours to overhaul regional maritime security frameworks, strengthen surveillance, and prioritise economic development in vulnerable coastal areas

2025-12-02 08:23:39 0 Comment 13049 view

When Allies Become Obstacles: Why The US Must Walk Away From Europe's Belligerent Plans

Diplomacy often requires hard choices that look ugly in the short term

2025-12-02 08:10:39 0 Comment 9756 view

'No Nation Globally Has Expressed Readiness To Have Its Forces Directly Engage Hamas Fighters'

Hamas was not the only terror group that attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. Several other Palestinian armed groups also took part in the assault, which resulted in the murder of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, the wounding of thousands, and the kidnapping of 251 people to the Gaza Strip

2025-11-28 13:06:28 0 Comment 22393 view

Markets And US Economy Increasingly Dependent On AI Boom

Last week Wall Street feverishly anticipated the quarterly revenue and profit results from Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom

2025-11-26 04:31:10 0 Comment 6939 view

Europe’s Shortsighted Rejection Of Peace Talks Risks A Wider Disaster

The appearance of a 28-point framework for ending the war in Ukraine however imperfect and tilted it may seem to some represents the one development in years that opens a genuine diplomatic window

2025-11-26 04:26:36 0 Comment 6629 view

Navy Kills Four Ships In Constellation-class Frigate Program In ‘Strategic Shift’

Navy Secretary John Phelan today said the service will terminate the last four ships in the Constellation-class frigate program, keeping only the two vessels already under construction

2025-11-26 04:20:59 0 Comment 8502 view

US 'Cannot Defeat Venezuela', Maduro Says Amid Tensions With Washington

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro defied the U.S. on Tuesday, saying that Washington “cannot defeat" his country, which he said is “invincible” amid the escalation of tensions in the southern Caribbean

2025-11-26 04:04:03 0 Comment 6258 view

UAE Calls For Immediate, Unconditional Ceasefire As Sudan Edges Toward Collapse

The UAE has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, warning that the country is being pushed deeper into a devastating civil war with catastrophic consequences for its people

2025-11-26 03:59:45 0 Comment 5792 view

Shafie's Warisan Party Faces Wipeout in Upcoming Sabah Polls

Mohd Shafie Apdal’s recent assertion that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has spent RM 8 million to attack Parti Warisan feels less like an exposé and more like a defensive manoeuvre ahead of a difficult election

2025-11-26 03:55:20 0 Comment 15877 view

Central Asia Doesn't Need Another Great Game

The November 6 summit between President Donald Trump and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. represents a significant moment in U.S.-Central Asia relations (C5+1)

2025-11-24 13:27:24 0 Comment 9650 view

Sudan War: Women Endure Starvation, Rape And Bombs Fleeing El Fasher

In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday

2025-11-19 08:28:23 0 Comment 7081 view

The Top US Military Contractors Cashing In On Caribbean Operations

As fears mount that U.S. strikes against so-called “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean could escalate into full-scale war with Venezuela, weapons makers are well positioned to benefit from the unprecedented U.S. military build-up in the region, not seen on such a scale in decades, and continues unabated

2025-11-19 05:38:15 0 Comment 13205 view

Pentagon Formalizes Conventional Forces’ Role In Irregular Warfare, But Will It Stick?

A recent Pentagon directive officially broadens the responsibility of irregular warfare (IW) well beyond the remit of special operations forces, in a move that former practicioners and experts said could be a significant development for America’s posture in the gray zone — but only if there’s real-world follow through

2025-11-14 11:00:38 0 Comment 10941 view