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Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions.
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2025
» BUSAN — United States President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Russia says successfully tested new nuclear-capable cruise missile
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow's ongoing Ukraine offensive and uncertainty over a new summit with US leader Donald Trump.
Zelensky: Security guarantees must precede talks with Putin
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops.
South Korea is facing a triple challenge
Oped, Lee Jong-wha, Published on 30/05/2025
» Few countries have transformed themselves as dramatically as South Korea has over the last half-century. A poor, authoritarian country with annual per capita income of less than US$400 (13,000 baht) has become a vibrant and prosperous democracy, with direct presidential elections, peaceful transfers of power, and a per capita income of more than $33,000.
Pakistan warns will 'avenge' deaths from Indian strikes
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» MUZAFFARABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows retaliation
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» ISLAMABAD - India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation.
Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with arch-rival Pakistan.
Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military said it carried out a "training launch" of a surface-to-surface missile weapons system on Saturday, further heightening tensions with India after last month's deadly attack in disputed Kashmir.
Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in 'full battle test'
Published on 21/04/2025
» MANILA - More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defence treaty allies in the face of regional security concerns, including tensions in the South China Sea.