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Taiwan airline seeks role in ‘whole of society’ defence with surveillance flights to counter China

Taiwan airline seeks role in ‘whole of society’ defence with surveillance flights to counter China

TAITUNG, Taiwan, Dec 1 — Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan’s east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen to provide to Taipei’s security forces. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Ex-officer tells inquiry UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan

Ex-officer tells inquiry UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan

LONDON, Dec 1 — A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of command nothing was done. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop attacking CPC terminal after oil exports halted

Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop attacking CPC terminal after oil exports halted

MOSCOW, Nov 30 — Kazakhstan told Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles more than 1% of global oil, after a major drone attack halted exports and seriously damaged loading infrastructure. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Operations restart at Iraq’s Khor Mor field, transporting gas to power stations, ministry says

Operations restart at Iraq’s Khor Mor field, transporting gas to power stations, ministry says

BAGHDAD, Nov 30 — Operations restarted at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, with the transmission of gas to power stations starting at 2:00 a.m. Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday), the Kurdish regional government’s electricity ministry announced, days after a drone attack halted production and led to extensive power cuts. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Romanian defence minister resigns after admitting lying in his resume

Romanian defence minister resigns after admitting lying in his resume

BUCHAREST — Romanian Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu resigned on Friday after admitting he had lied about his studies in his resume, saying he did not want his personal «mistakes» to distract from the vital work of keeping the country safe from Russia. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Taiwan appoints US-educated official new vice defence minister as part of reform push

Taiwan appoints US-educated official new vice defence minister as part of reform push

TAIPEI — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday promoted a U.S.-educated senior security official as a new vice defence minister to help oversee military reforms and as the government pushes $40 billion in extra spending for the military. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Putin says U.S.-Ukraine text could form basis future peace agreement

Putin says U.S.-Ukraine text could form basis future peace agreement

BISHKEK — President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the outlines of a draft peace plan discussed by the United States and Ukraine could become the basis of future agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine but that if not then Russia would continue to fight. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russia says it advances inside Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv says it is holding firm

Russia says it advances inside Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv says it is holding firm

MOSCOW — Russian assault units have advanced in the northern part of the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and have taken a village to the south of the Ukrainian town of Siversk, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, China military says

Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, China military says

BEIJING — China’s defence ministry said on Thursday that Japan will have to pay a «painful price» if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an island some 100 km (62 miles) from Taiwan’s coast. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, China says

Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, China says

BEIJING — China’s defence ministry said on Thursday that Japan will have to pay a «painful price» if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an island some 100 km (62 miles) from Taiwan’s coast. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Thailand eyes drones to boost flood relief efforts; deaths climb in Indonesia

Thailand eyes drones to boost flood relief efforts; deaths climb in Indonesia

HAY YAI, Thailand/KUALA PERLIS, Malaysia — Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in the south and neighbouring Malaysia brightened hopes for the evacuation of those stranded for days, while cyclone havoc in Indonesia killed 28. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Lebanon, Cyprus sign maritime demarcation deal, paving way for possible energy exploration

Lebanon, Cyprus sign maritime demarcation deal, paving way for possible energy exploration

BEIRUT/NICOSIA — Lebanon and Cyprus signed a long-awaited maritime demarcation deal on Wednesday, paving the way for potential exploration of offshore gas fields and energy cooperation in the Mediterranean. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency to probe bribery allegations against PM’s former aide

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency to probe bribery allegations against PM’s former aide

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s anti-graft agency will investigate bribery allegations made against a former senior aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has faced questions over his commitment to tackling corruption since coming to office three years ago. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Taiwan president says he will propose extra $40 billion in defence spending

Taiwan president says he will propose extra $40 billion in defence spending

TAIPEI — Taiwan will introduce a $40 billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself, with «significant» new U.S. arms purchases planned, President Lai Ching-te said in a Washington Post op-ed essay. Source: www.straitstimes.com

France and Germany step up pressure on arms firms to resolve fighter impasse

France and Germany step up pressure on arms firms to resolve fighter impasse

PARIS/BERLIN — France and Germany are ratcheting up pressure on their industrial champions to rescue Europe’s next-generation fighter as the 100-billion-euro ($115 billion) project teeters on the brink of collapse, sources close to the matter said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

G20 leaders meet in South Africa seeking agreement, despite US boycott

G20 leaders meet in South Africa seeking agreement, despite US boycott

JOHANNESBURG — Leaders of the Group of 20 top economies gathered for a U.S.-boycotted summit in South Africa on Saturday, seeking a deal on a draft declaration drawn up without U.S. input in a surprise move that a senior White House official described as «shameful». Source: www.straitstimes.com

Turkey and Australia confirm agreement on COP31 split-hosting deal

Turkey and Australia confirm agreement on COP31 split-hosting deal

BELEM, Brazil — Turkey will host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 with Australia leading the negotiation process, a document released at the COP30 summit in Brazil showed on Friday, confirming an earlier announcement that a split hosting arrangement was expected. Source: www.straitstimes.com

EU to keep supporting Ukraine as sanctions against Russia bite, says von der Leyen

EU to keep supporting Ukraine as sanctions against Russia bite, says von der Leyen

JOHANNESBURG — The European Union will keep on supporting Ukraine as Ukraine is the victim of an aggression, the EU Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, adding that sanctions on Russia are hurting the Russian economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Taiwan official calls China a ‘troublemaker’ while distributing defence handbook

Taiwan official calls China a ‘troublemaker’ while distributing defence handbook

TAIPEI — China is the real regional «troublemaker», a senior Taiwanese security official said on Friday, personally giving out copies of a new civil defence handbook the government is sending to every household on the island as China tensions rise. Source: www.straitstimes.com

China warns citizens risk becoming ‘mining slaves’ in Central African Republic gold rush

China warns citizens risk becoming ‘mining slaves’ in Central African Republic gold rush

BEIJING — China’s embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR) has warned its citizens risk becoming «mining slaves» in the politically unstable nation’s gold trade, as Chinese workers look to sub-Saharan Africa as jobs in the Asian giant’s gig economy dry up. Source: www.straitstimes.com