The Japanese Embassy in Beijing. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP China imposed new export controls on Monday (June 29, 2026) on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarisation” as tensions with Tokyo continue to rise. Twenty Japanese entities, including multiple divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, have been placed on a…
The plan marks President Lee Jae Myung’s boldest push yet to align South Korea’s AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities and revive economies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea on Monday (June 29, 2026) laid out a sweeping industrial strategy centred on…
German Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul. File | Photo Credit: Reuters German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio will discuss a new burden-sharing arrangement within NATO at a meeting in Washington this week, Mr. Wadephul said on Monday (June 29, 2026). Mr. Wadephul and Mr. Rubio will discuss “how we can…
Representational image of Afghan Taliban fighters near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistani security forces on Sunday (June 28, 2026) carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, officials said. In a post on…
The story so far: On June 8, in a 42-page ruling with nationwide effect, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin struck down President Donald Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Upholding a challenge brought by California and 19 other States (plaintiffs), the court held that the fee…
The story so far: Recently, the U.S. Navy carried out Hellfire missile strikes against three merchant tankers — Marivex, Settebello and Jalveer — all carrying Indian seafarers. While Marivex and Jalveer escaped without casualties, three Indians aboard Settebello — the chief engineer, an engine fitter, and a deck cadet — were killed. Although U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed…
Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said on Sunday (June 28, 2026). Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow’s…
The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported citing senior U.S. officials, and plan to meet on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) in Qatar to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. “We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior U.S. official told media outlet Axios…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s top diplomat warned on Sunday (June 29, 2026) that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would “increase tensions” in West Asia, as U.S. and Iranian forces again traded attacks. U.S.,…
The talks in Doha are aimed at working out Iran-U.S. dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States and Iran agreed to stop strikes against each other, a senior U.S. official said, according to a report by Axios on Monday (June 29, 2026). West Asia…