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US sanctions firms from China to India over Iranian weapons
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States sanctioned dozens of firms and people supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone manufacturing industry across countries in Asia and the Middle East as part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
Thailand spurns Cambodia peace deal tied to US trade talks
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2025
» Thailand has suspended a peace process with Cambodia that was a condition for tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump, after Thai soldiers were injured in a land-mine blast near the border.
US, Cambodia revive defence drills after Trump-backed peace deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — The United States and Cambodia will revive flagship military exercises for the first time in eight years, the latest sign of warming ties following a flurry of deals between the two sides including a Trump-backed peace accord with Thailand.
Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages but sets conditions
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/10/2025
» GAZA — Hamas agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel but said the rest of a US peace plan would be subject to negotiation, a stance that offered uncertain hopes for an end to the conflict in Gaza.
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defences
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON — The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the world face is that the attack weapons tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.
Defence firms lure recruits with yoga, even condoms
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2025
» LONDON — Rheinmetall AG has come up with a cheeky way to introduce itself to young job seekers.
Kim Jong Un to join Putin at Xi’s military parade
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2025
» BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit China for the military parade on Sept 3, a rare trip that would place him alongside other world leaders attending, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Israel attacks Syria in defence of Druze, moves troops north
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2025
» Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.
Putin slams MH17 probe in meeting with Malaysia's Anwar
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/05/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised a United Nations probe that found his country culpable for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014.
India, Pakistan move closer to full war
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2025
» ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army said it struck several Indian military sites early Saturday in retaliation for missile strikes on airbases, a significant escalation that moves the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to all-out war.