Category: Security & Conflict
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ASEAN Keeps Myanmar Peace Plan in Focus as Manila Summit Opens
ASEAN leaders have reaffirmed engagement with Myanmar and the bloc’s five-point peace framework, while divisions over the military government’s role remain unresolved.
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Zelenskyy Says US Raised Donbas Withdrawal in Talks Over NATO Membership
Ukraine’s president says US negotiators asked whether Kyiv would leave Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, a reported idea he says Ukraine will not accept.
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Philippines and Australia Sign Defence Pact to Deepen Indo-Pacific Security
Manila and Canberra signed a defence cooperation arrangement to streamline joint military activities, deepen maritime awareness and strengthen regional security ties.
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Bahrain Issues Threat Alerts as Iran Claims Strike on US Base
Bahrain issued two potential-threat alerts after Iran claimed a drone strike on a US base. Washington and Manama had not confirmed the reported attack.
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EU Outlines Ukraine Peace Team as Trump, Xi and Putin Plan Trilateral Meeting
The EU says France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK will coordinate Europe’s role in Ukraine diplomacy as Trump, Xi and Putin prepare for a…
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UK Convictions in Iran-Linked Espionage Case Raise Focus on Foreign-State Threats
Two Iranian men have been convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service after surveillance of journalists and other targets in Britain, according to prosecutors.
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US Disrupts North Korean Crypto Theft Network After $400 Million FaceStealer Scheme
The US Justice Department says it seized infrastructure linked to a North Korean social-engineering operation blamed for more than $400 million in cryptocurrency theft over…
