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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Beijing, china, Chinese military buildup, defense spending, Diplomacy, donald trump, Geopolitics, indo-pacific, Lin Chia-lung, marco rubio, parliament, regional security, Reuters style, strategic rivalry, taipei, Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan Strait, U.S.-China relations, united states, Xi Jinping

Taiwan Reassures Public on US Alliance Before Trump-Xi Talks

Taipei-Taiwan expressed confidence on Monday in the stability of its relationship with the United States ahead of U.S. President Donald

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Indonesia Detains 321 Foreign Nationals in Jakarta Crackdown on Online Gambling Syndicate

Jakarta— Indonesian police on Saturday arrested 321 foreign nationals, most of them Vietnamese, in a raid on an alleged online

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Indonesia Deploys Drones, Troops in Search for Hikers Killed by Volcano Eruption

Jakarta— Indonesian rescue teams resumed a high-risk operation on Saturday to recover the bodies of three hikers believed killed during

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US Blacklists China-Linked Network Over Iran Drone Supply Chain

Washington— The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies, including entities based in China and Hong

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Anadolu Agency, arrests, corruption probe, criminal investigation, democracy concerns, Ekrem Imamoglu, governance, Istanbul mayor, Istanbul municipality, Istanbul politics, law enforcement, legal proceedings, municipal corruption, opposition politics, political tensions, presidential election 2028, public tenders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state prosecutors, Turkish judiciary, Turkish opposition, Turkish police, Türkiye

Turkey Widens Crackdown With New Detentions in Istanbul Graft Probe

Istanbul — Turkish police detained 29 people on Friday as part of a widening corruption investigation targeting Istanbul’s opposition-controlled municipality,

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Taiwan Courts Paraguay as Beijing Intensifies Diplomatic Squeeze

Taipei — Santiago Pena arrived in Taiwan on Friday for a four-day state visit aimed at reinforcing ties between Taipei

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, ceasefire, Diplomacy, donald trump, Esmail Baghaei, geopolitical tensions, Gulf tensions, iran, Ishaq Dar, maritime security, Middle East conflict, military escalation, naval operations, oil trade, pakistan, Pakistan mediation, project freedom, singapore, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states, US-Iran negotiations, Washington

Pakistan Urged US Restraint as Iran Talks Continued, Trump Says

Washington— Donald Trump said on Thursday that Pakistan had asked Washington not to escalate militarily against Iran while negotiations to

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Antonio Tajani, defense policy, donald trump, energy prices, geopolitical tensions, Giorgia Meloni, Holy See, Iran war, italy, marco rubio, Middle East conflict, military cooperation, nato, Pope Leo XIV, Rome diplomacy, Sigonella base, Strait of Hormuz, tariffs, transatlantic relations, troop withdrawal, united states, US-Europe tensions, vatican

Rubio Heads to Rome Talks as Iran War Strains US-Italy Alliance

Rome— Marco Rubio was due to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday as Washington and Rome sought to

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ASEAN Pushes Emergency Energy Coordination as Iran War Jolts Region

Cebu– The Philippines called on Southeast Asian nations on Thursday to strengthen regional crisis coordination and emergency preparedness as the

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Beijing, china, international law, Iroquois Reef, Manila, marine scientific research, maritime militia, maritime tensions, natural gas reserves, naval standoff, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Philippine Coast Guard, philippines, Reed Bank, Sabina Shoal, Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, territorial dispute, Thitu Island, Xiang Yang Hong 33

Philippines Challenges Chinese Survey Ship Near Gas-Rich South China Sea Reef

Manila– The Philippines said on Thursday it issued radio warnings to a Chinese research vessel operating near a disputed reef