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Vietnam–Japan 2050: From Strategic Trust to a Shared Indo-Pacific Future 
Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation Fit for discharge for the last 8 months and still in hospital: Yet more delay (and Lieven J offers to mediate)
By Kim Dodd and Amanda Hill, 21 June 2026 “I apologise to [P’s siblings], who must think that the justice system is a bit of…
Samantha Johnson
Europe hits 40ºC as heatwave threatens tourism industry, wildlife
A severe heatwave gripped much of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), prompting nationwide warnings, transport disruption and signs…
Red Hawk rising: how the Z-20 family is plugging China’s chronic defence gaps
Telling a Harbin Z-20 and a Sikorsky UH-60 “Black Hawk” apart can be challenging – the two helicopters look almost identical and their dimensions are…
Bolivian lawmakers approve state of emergency as protests choke supply chain
Bolivia began showing signs of returning to normalcy on Sunday, a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency to resolve a 50-day…
Hong Kong father, son arrested after parking ticket thrown at traffic wardens
Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly man and his son for allegedly assaulting public officers after they threw a parking ticket at two traffic…
Hong Kong man, 54, dies after e-bike plunges from goods platform
A 54-year-old Hong Kong man died after reportedly losing control of an electric bike and falling from an unloading platform in Yuen Long early on…