Ethan M. EncarnacionAugust 1, 2025 Less than a minute Filipino engineers from Mindanao State University are developing a prototype of an unconventional naval platform: a “kamikaze drone” designed to look like a civilian boat. A concept …
Independence party walks away from French deal on New Caledonia The main pro-independence party in New Caledonia has rejected a French government plan for the future of the Pacific territory, calling for fresh talks …
Military vehicles are seen on the road, after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than …
Both Jakarta and Hanoi seek to preserve strategic autonomy while navigating an increasingly polarized international environment. BRICS may offer a third path. By Isti Marta Sukma Credit: Flickr / bricsbrasil The resurgence of great power competition …
DeepSeek’s rise shows how Beijing is using free AI to outmanoeuvre the West. Head of Communications, Grafilab By Yik Wai Chee The release of DeepSeek’s R1 – China’s powerful new open-source AI model – …
Yoon Suk-yeol attempted to impose martial law on South Korea in December before being impeached. A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his attempt to impose …
By Johm Leicester China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have …
Story by Laura Paddison and Giacomo d’Orlando, Photographs and video by Giacomo d’Orlando Simplicio Calicoy was celebrating his birthday outside his daughter’s home on Maliwaliw Island in the Philippines when strong winds started to whip around them. …
By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn People walk past the Mary Jane cannabis dispensary in Bangkok on May 23, 2025. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images Three years since Thailand became the first country in …
Anti-government protesters rally to demand the removal of Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2025. (AFP Photo) Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital …