geopolitics

Care system is warped by incentives that put helpless young people at greater risk

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up.

Taiwan says it will not be ‘silenced’ after China expels NYT reporter

Videos show people on a beach in Nahariya, Israel running for shelter as Hezbollah rockets are launched.

China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat

Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah

Analysis-The great Indo-Pacific hedge - deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends

Taiwan collects carbon levies from major emitters for first time

Iran has faced heavy economic sanctions since President Trump withdrew from a nuclear deal, with Tehran demanding sanctions relief as a condition for an agreement with the US

Namibia said it arranged an emergency deal with Vitol Group for three months of fuel supply through September in an effort to mitigate price shocks for oil products caused by the Iran war.