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Why US Indo-Pacific ‘burden sharing’ risks deepening polarisation and big power rivalry automated-news
Why US Indo-Pacific ‘burden sharing’ risks deepening polarisation and big power rivalry

The US push to promote “burden sharing” among its allies in the Indo-Pacific has seen it focusing on increasing its military capacity while lowering the political temperature in an effort to reassure its allies. But some analysts have questioned its chances of succeeding, arguing that this deterrenc

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say automated-news
Nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say

Israel's military said it had struck "Hezbollah terror infrastructure" in response to what it described as an earlier action against its soldiers.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Iran Sanctions Could Put China Oil Trade in Focus automated-news
Iran Sanctions Could Put China Oil Trade in Focus

The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions on Iran as the Strait of Hormuz blockade squeezes oil flows and keeps pressure on US gasoline prices. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is Axios Business Reporter Nathan Bomey who says Washington could target companies or countries doing busi

15 Aug 2026 🔒
US Economy: Air Travel Is a Good Indicator of Where We’re Headed automated-news
US Economy: Air Travel Is a Good Indicator of Where We’re Headed

Not even those cushy seats at the front can escape America’s class war unscathed.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty automated-news
Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty

Kyiv’s military momentum at risk as dwindling interceptor stocks leave it vulnerable to Russia’s winter campaign

15 Aug 2026 🔒
At scene of deadly Israeli strike on Lebanon home automated-news
At scene of deadly Israeli strike on Lebanon home

An overnight Israeli strike on a family home in Ansar, southern Lebanon, killed at least seven people.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
US readies Iran penalties as Trump downplays midterms impact automated-news
US readies Iran penalties as Trump downplays midterms impact

The US is readying unprecedented economic measures against Iran, as President Donald Trump seeks to intensify efforts to force Tehran to capitulate after almost six months of war. The president said in a brief interview with Fox News that the US was planning to hit Iran’s economy hard, and that he d

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck automated-news
Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck

Iran's deputy foreign minister says Hormuz "will remain Iranian" after Trump's claim that the waterway would soon become U.S. territory.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Five years of Taliban rule: Afghan women face deepening repression automated-news
Five years of Taliban rule: Afghan women face deepening repression

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghan women face sweeping restrictions on education, work, movement and public life, with the UN describing Afghanistan as the world’s worst country for women’s rights. As international aid funding falls, the UN is urging donors not to abandon program

15 Aug 2026 🔒
South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North automated-news
South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North

Lee Jae Myung offers chance to end the conflict, which has been frozen since an armistice in 1953.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
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