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Trump and Xi didn’t ‘talk much’ about Taiwan. What does that say about where it stands?
At their White House summit, Trump said he and Xi barely discussed Taiwan — 'right now, it's fine, it's just moving along' — while Beijing kept up daily military pressure on the island and a US$14 bil
Malaysia sends 1,500 Myanmar nationals home despite UN
Malaysia has begun repatriating roughly 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite warnings from the UN and rights groups, insisting the program is voluntary even as anti-migrant sentiment rises at home.
Myanmar airstrike death toll climbs to 50 in Rakhine
Rescuers in Myanmar's Rakhine state recovered more bodies on Tuesday, pushing the death toll from a military airstrike to 50, according to a rebel group controlling the area and a local aid worker.
Trump Denies Arms Offer to Xi After Ambassador Contradicts Him
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue claimed President Trump offered to sell arms to Chinese President Xi Jinping, but Trump publicly denied making any such offer on Monday — putting the two men's ac
GOP senators challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ad
Senate Republicans are pushing back against President Trump's use of taxpayer-funded ads that denounce political ideologies, raising concerns over the overtly political nature of the government-sponso
Singapore Diplomat: US-China Shifting to Fragile Stability
Singapore's Ambassador At-Large Chan Heng Chee tells The Straits Times that the Trump-Xi summit is nudging US-China relations from confrontation toward fragile stability, arguing that personal rapport
Malaysia sends 1,500 Rohingya back over UN warnings
Malaysia began repatriating nearly 1,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar on Tuesday, labeling the operation voluntary despite UN and rights-group warnings that ongoing fighting in Rakhine makes returns u
Pakistan Blocks Russian Flight Carrying Bangladesh Nuclear Fuel
Pakistan denied airspace clearance for a Russian Rosatom flight transporting nuclear fuel to Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear power plant, forcing Rosatom to reroute deliveries to October and threatening
Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war
New satellite imagery reveals near-total devastation across Gaza after nearly three years of Israeli military operations, with 82% of structures damaged or destroyed and over 74,000 Palestinians kille
Jaishankar: Pakistan Terror Concerns Strain India-US Ties
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that cross-border terrorism emanating from its neighbor is one of India's primary concerns, and that a lack of understanding from partners — includi
Trump pushes Zelensky to halt Russian oil refinery strikes
A University of Bath war-studies professor argues that Trump's push for Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, framed around rising US fuel prices, exposes a deeper continuity with Biden'
Myanmar Arrests 21 Over Opposition Fundraising Platform
Myanmar's military-backed government has arrested 21 people accused of donating to an online fundraising platform linked to the opposition National Unity Government, with state media reporting that au
Democrats Urged to Ditch Biden-Era Foreign Policy Playbook
Democrats hold a midterm polling edge but remain tied with Republicans on foreign affairs and have yet to articulate a vision beyond Biden-era orthodoxy, with U.S. allies already signing new trade and
Book Exposes Biden Aides' Gaza 'Bearhug' Role
Akbar Shahid Ahmed's new book "Crossing the Red Line" details how Biden's top national security officials—Blinken, Sullivan, Finer, and McGurk—enabled Israel's Gaza campaign through a "bearhug" strate
SCO Coordinators' Meeting Opens in Islamabad
SCO national coordinators began a three-day meeting in Islamabad on September 28, 2026, to prepare for the 2027 Heads of State summit, with India sending its first delegation to the Pakistani capital
Russian drones kill two in Kyiv science academy strike
Russia launched one of the most persistent drone barrages of the war at Kyiv, with a strike on the National Academy of Sciences killing at least two people on Monday.
Trump Denies Asking Xi to Buy U.S. Arms
Ambassador David Perdue revealed on Fox News Sunday that Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wanted to buy American weapons during their summit, prompting Trump to publicly contradict his envoy and the St
Trump Doesn’t Need to Be a Prop in Xi’s Political Show
A former Taiwan presidential spokesperson argues that President Trump's public suggestion to treat Taiwan arms sales as a bargaining chip with Beijing has been seized upon by Chinese cognitive-warfare
Anwar Invites Myanmar Junta Chief to Take Back Rohingya
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, once a vocal critic of Myanmar's military at the UN, announced he would invite junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on an official visit in exchange for Yangon accepting
Pope Leo Urges Europe to Defend Multilateralism
Pope Leo, during a visit to France, called on Europe to defend multilateralism amid a crumbling global order and urged Russia and Ukraine to sit down to talk, calling wars 'senseless.'
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