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Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence deal in pipeline, Pakistani minister says

Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence deal in pipeline, Pakistani minister says

ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, Jan 15 — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have prepared a draft defence agreement after nearly a year of talks, Pakistan’s Minister for Defence Production said, a signal they could be seeking a bulwark against a flare-up of regional violence in the last two years. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk’s climbdown

UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk’s climbdown

LONDON, Jan 15 — Britain welcomed a U-turn by xAI to stop its Grok AI chatbot making non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes, but said its investigation into how Elon Musk’s company ever allowed it to happen would continue. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Taiwan says more US arms sales are in the pipeline

Taiwan says more US arms sales are in the pipeline

TAIPEI, Jan 15 — More U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are in the pipeline with four deals yet to be notified to Congress, a senior Taiwanese defence official said on Thursday, following the announcement of an $11 billion package last month, the largest ever for the island. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Captain tried to change course before fatal tanker crash, UK jury told

Captain tried to change course before fatal tanker crash, UK jury told

LONDON, Jan 14 — The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year tried to change course to avoid the fatal collision, his lawyer told a London court trial over a crew member’s death on Wednesday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Kazakhstan urges US and Europe to help secure oil transport after tanker attacks in Black Sea

Kazakhstan urges US and Europe to help secure oil transport after tanker attacks in Black Sea

MOSCOW, Jan 14 — Kazakhstan on Wednesday urged the U.S. and Europe to help secure the transport of oil following drone attacks on tankers heading to a Black Sea terminal on the Russian coast which handles one percent of global supply. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Australian writers festival in turmoil over decision to bar Palestinian author

Australian writers festival in turmoil over decision to bar Palestinian author

SYDNEY, Jan 13 — The director of one of Australia’s top writers festivals resigned on Tuesday saying she could not be party to silencing a Palestinian author and warning government moves to ban protests and slogans in the aftermath of the Bondi mass shooting threatened free speech. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Supertankers sailing to pick up Venezuelan oil for China make u-turn, ship data shows

Supertankers sailing to pick up Venezuelan oil for China make u-turn, ship data shows

HOUSTON, Jan 12 — Two China-flagged supertankers that were sailing to Venezuela to pick up debt-paying crude cargoes amid the U.S. oil embargo on the OPEC country have made u-turn and are now heading back to Asia, LSEG shipping data showed on Monday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Pakistan and Indonesia closing in on jets and drones defence deal, sources say

Pakistan and Indonesia closing in on jets and drones defence deal, sources say

ISLAMABAD/JAKARTA Jan 12 — Indonesia’s defence minister met Pakistan’s air force chief in Islamabad to discuss a potential deal that includes the sale of combat jets and killer drones to Jakarta, three security officials with knowledge of the meeting on Monday said. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK regulator launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery

UK regulator launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery

LONDON, Jan 12 — Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people in the UK from content that could be illegal. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Trump Greenland threat triggers search for shelter beyond gold, defence

Trump Greenland threat triggers search for shelter beyond gold, defence

LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 12 — Investors have piled fresh bets on gold and European defence stocks in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, fearing a geopolitical rift that could end NATO, shatter the global order and damage the dollar. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

South Korea to probe drones North Korea says violated its airspace

South Korea to probe drones North Korea says violated its airspace

SEOUL, Jan 12 — South Korean authorities have launched an investigation focused on the possibility civilians may have flown drones that North Korea said violated its airspace, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

South Korea’s ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial

South Korea’s ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial

SEOUL, Jan 9 — South Korea’s special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

China, Ethiopia pledge closer cooperation in areas from infrastructure to AI

China, Ethiopia pledge closer cooperation in areas from infrastructure to AI

BEIJING, Jan 8 — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday and called for greater cooperation with Africa’s fastest growing economy, including in infrastructure, green industry, and the digital economy. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets after UK and France pledge post-ceasefire deployment

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets after UK and France pledge post-ceasefire deployment

MOSCOW, Jan 8 — Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be «legitimate combat targets», after Britain and France announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

China says it will release more details about extradition case from Cambodia

China says it will release more details about extradition case from Cambodia

BEIJING, Jan 8 — China said on Thursday it will release more information related to the extradition of an individual named Chen Zhi from Cambodia, without confirming the person’s whereabouts or if he is the same person sanctioned by the U.S. and Britain, accused of operating large online scam centres. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation months after the two nations signed a mutual defence pact last year. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Trump’s plan to take Venezuelan oil angers China, pushes prices down

Trump’s plan to take Venezuelan oil angers China, pushes prices down

HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 — Global oil prices fell on Wednesday and China denounced the U.S. as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion worth of sanctioned crude. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 — Global oil prices fell on Wednesday and China denounced the U.S. as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion worth of embargoed crude. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Malaysia seizes 2.4 million ringgit in cash tied to army procurement graft probe

Malaysia seizes 2.4 million ringgit in cash tied to army procurement graft probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Malaysia’s anti-graft agency on Wednesday seized 2.4 million ringgit ($591,716) in cash linked to an investigation into alleged bribery involving army procurement contracts, state media reported, citing the agency’s chief commissioner. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets

Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 — The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Irish PM aims to discuss beef and dairy in Beijing trade talks

Irish PM aims to discuss beef and dairy in Beijing trade talks

BEIJING, Jan 6 — Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin was to hold in-depth trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen strategic ties with the world’s second-largest economy amid strained China-EU relations. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing

Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing

BEIJING, Jan 6 — Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin is set to have more in-depth talks on trade with China’s No. 2 official on Tuesday, working to strengthen strategic ties with the world’s second-largest economy amid frosty China-European Union relations. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump’s ‘Wild West’ realpolitik

Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump’s ‘Wild West’ realpolitik

MOSCOW, Jan 5 — Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture by the United States has deprived Vladimir Putin of an ally and could increase U.S. «oil clout», but Moscow is eying potential gains from President Donald Trump’s division of the world into spheres of influence. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says

TAIPEI, Jan 5 — Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan’s key infrastructure from hospitals to banks rose 6% in 2025 from the previous year to an average of 2.63 million attacks a day, the island’s National Security Bureau said, adding some were synchronised with military drills in «hybrid threats» to paralyse the island. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Oil tankers still arriving in Venezuela despite US blockade, data shows

Oil tankers still arriving in Venezuela despite US blockade, data shows

Dec 30 — At least two oil tankers have made their way to Venezuela in recent days and others are navigating towards the country, a sign of state-run PDVSA’s effort to expand floating storage and keep selling crude even as a U.S. blockade has reduced exports to a minimum. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

South Korean president vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash

South Korean president vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash

SEOUL, Dec 29 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday apologised to the families of the 179 people who died in a Jeju Air crash a year ago, vowing to reveal the truth behind the worst aircraft accident on the country’s soil. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com