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Singing from same song sheet? Calls are growing for Australia to distance itself from US military policy. Photo: Reuters

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Australia needs a new foreign policy; Tillerson’s remarks on China make it urgent

by Ben Richardson January 13, 2017

This screen grab taken on January 4, 2017 from a YouTube video originally taken by Myanmar Constable Zaw Myo Htike (pictured at far L - looking at camera) shows a policeman (back L) kicking out at a Rohingya minority villager seated on the ground with others, in the village of Kotankauk during a police area clearance operation on November 5, 2016.A commission probing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State on January 4 denied security forces had abused Rohingya, days after a video emerged showing police beating civilians from the Muslim minority. Photo: AFP/YouTube/ Zaw Myo Htike

AT Finance, Myanmar

Policemen arrested for beating Rohingyas, filming it

by Carole Oudot and Matthieu Baudey January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Marine Sergeant William Olas Bee has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire in Helmand province in 2008 Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, South Asia

Marines gear up for return to Helmand province

by Reuters January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Terror ties: The slain couple linked to Mohammad Jaafar Sabiwan Maguid, leader of a militant group supporting Islamic State. Photo: Philippine National Police handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Foreign ISIS suspect gunned down in Mindanao

by Interaksyon January 8, 2017

Beautiful woman vaping with smoke. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Bangladesh, European Union, Germany, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Honey trap to active Jihadists: The new face of warfare

by Shazar Shafqat January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

An Indian army soldier stands guard while patrolling near the Line of Control, a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Poonch district. Photo: REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Pakistan’s terrorism quandary: It’s within, not without

by Shazar Shafqat December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Indian soldiers participate in a war exercise during a two-day 'Know Your Army' exhibition in Ahmedabad on August 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

AT Finance, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Surgical strike: India’s changing counter-terror strategy

by Pema Tseten December 30, 2016December 29, 2016

Pakistan's outgoing Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif (R) hands over a ceremonial baton to his successor Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa during the Change of Command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, November 29, 2016. Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s security: Back to the drawing board?

by Shazar Shafqat December 29, 2016December 29, 2016

The rise of Malaysian jihadis is a worry for the nation's moderate Muslim leaders. Photo: Reuters

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Erdogan’s strange silence on ISIS’ burning of soldiers

by Oliver Tempest December 26, 2016February 18, 2020

This photograph taken on April 27, 2016, shows Najeebullah, 18, who survived a Taliban insider attack carried out by a bacha or child sex slave, smoking a shisha in Tarin Kot.The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of "bacha bazi" -- paedophilic boy play -- to infiltrate security ranks, multiple officials and survivors of such assaults told AFP. Photo: AFP/RATEB NOORI

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Marine major who warned of danger before Afghan attack wins case

by Ben Richardson December 19, 2016

Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry their national flags and gesture as they tour the streets in celebration of what they say is the Syrian army's victory against the rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

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Fighting ends in Aleppo

by Ben Richardson December 14, 2016

Smoke, mirrors & Russian dolls: spooks can't always agree, it seems. Reuters/Larry Downing

Middle East, Russia, World

CIA out on a limb over allegation Russia meddled in US poll

by Reuters December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

China has conducted and supported cyber intrusions into US commercial networks for over a decade, according to a US government report. Photo: Reuters / Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, World

Obama leaves Trump a solid cybersecurity plan… will he take it?

by Ross O'Brien December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets US President-elect Donald Trump in late 2016 as son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka look on. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Worry not: the US-Japan alliance is safe in Trump’s hands

by Harry J Kazianis December 2, 2016February 18, 2020

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India’s Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi Twitter accounts hacked

by Ben Richardson December 2, 2016

F-35 fighter jets. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, World

China’s spies gain valuable US defense technology: report

by Bill Gertz November 30, 2016February 18, 2020

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, 29 November 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jeon Heon-kyun

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President Park departure could shift security calculus for Japan

by Peter Langan November 30, 2016February 18, 2020

Don't look up.

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Kim’s nuclear threat giving Trump second thoughts on Asia

by Ewen Campbell November 27, 2016February 18, 2020

China's J-10 fighter jets perform during the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on November 1, 2016. Photo: China Daily/via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Nordic arms make their way to Asia-Pacific

by Emanuele Scimia November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

An Islamic State fighter holds an IS flag on a street in the city of Mosul, on June 23, 2014. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Raqqa will mark Islamic State’s downfall

by Manish Rai November 20, 2016November 19, 2016

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran keeps an open mind on Trump, remarks reveal

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 17, 2016February 18, 2020

An Iraqi federal policeman aims his heavy machine gun on a vehicle in Samah district, eastern Mosul, Iraq November. Photo: Reuters

European Union, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kirkuk provides road map to post-Mosul Iraq, governor says

by PK Semler November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

He snuck up on you... Donald Trump hugs a U.S. flag as he takes the stage for a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire. Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Should Japan worry about President Trump?

by Grant Newsham November 13, 2016

An MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft flies overhead during a 2013 training mission in Nevada.

AT Finance, Chengdu, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Armed drones: China’s next big arms export?

by Richard A. Bitzinger November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

US President elect Donald Trump greets supporters at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, US, November 9, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

One president alone can’t dismantle time-tested policies

by Bradley K. Martin November 10, 2016November 9, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 1, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Carlo Allegri

China, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

The meaning of President Trump as seen from Japan

by Jun Okumura November 9, 2016

An Indian army soldier keeps guard from a bunker near the border with Pakistan in Abdullian. Photo: Reuters / Mukesh Gupta

Bangladesh, India, South Asia

Neglected strategic issues on the Indo-Bangladesh border

by Kadayam Subramanian November 8, 2016November 8, 2016

Iraqi special forces take part in an operation against Islamic State militants in Kokjali, west of Mosul, Iraq November 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudaini

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Mosul and Aleppo merge into battles for the sake of politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 8, 2016

A padlock is displayed at the Alert Logic booth during the 2016 Black Hat cyber-security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. August 3, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker

Beijing, China, World

Cybersecurity rules adopted in face of foreign oppostion

by Reuters November 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hustled off the stage by security agents after a perceived threat in the crowd, at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. Photo: Reuters/Steven Styles

World

Security scare for Trump in frenzied final campaign days

by Reuters November 6, 2016February 18, 2020