[OPINION] The new foundations of security in the Indo-Pacific
For many people across Southeast Asia, security isn’t about what’s happening on the other side of the globe. It is about practical things, here and now, measured day
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Trump imposes forced labor tariffs on 60 trading partners, including Philippines
(1st UPDATE) ‘We can still negotiate,’ says Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez in a message to Rappler, when asked whether Trump’s decision was final
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GrapheneOS user’s ‘duress code’ case raises data privacy concerns
Samuel Tunick faces felony charges from the US Department of Justice after providing a duress code that wiped his phone’s data
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Chinese military researchers tap US AI models to train defense systems
China employs ‘model distillation’ techniques to adapt advanced AI technologies despite export restrictions from Washington
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Trump says ICC campaign aimed at defending Netanyahu, not himself
Trump defends campaign against ICC, claims it’s to protect allies like Netanyahu, not himself, as five countries announce plans to withdraw from the court.
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Trump disputes his own Justice Department’s findings on Reflecting Pool
US President Donald Trump says, ‘I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM.’
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Wildfires in Washington state destroy over 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee
The Spokane-area fires have scorched more than 3,200 hectares since erupting on the northern fringe of the city, home to about 230,000 residents west of the Rocky Mountain foothills near the Idaho border
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US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The degree to which the military is running out of Army Tactical Missile Systems and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported
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Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington
The suspect is accused of starting one of three fires by using matches or a lighter to ignite a roadside patch of grass
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Faced with a teleprompter glitch, Canada’s Carney mocks Trump
Carney’s remark is an apparent reference to Trump’s demands for an investigation after the US leader encountered a halted escalator and a non-functioning teleprompter at the 2025 UN General Assembly, where he delivered a speech
