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Europe has responded to President Donald Trump’s demands to pay more for defense, a top NATO military official said Saturday, adding that the relationship with the Pentagon is stable and free of “drama.” Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of NATO’s Military Committee, spoke with Haslinda Amin at the Shang

Malaysian defense chief Mohamed Khaled Nordin told Bloomberg that the country will not rush to increase its defence budget despite US pressure for partners to become more self-reliant. Khaled spoke with Haslinda Amin in an exclusive interview at Asia’s premier defense summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue

The US has previously built specialized facilities just for this purpose.

A satirical online movement challenges power and propaganda in India.

China’s MiniMax Group Inc. has begun preparations for a domestic initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence startup challenges local rivals including DeepSeek.

Stepping into the former trading hall in Exchange Square on Thursday was like walking through a doorway into the 1980s. Brokers, wearing the iconic red jackets of the period, stood alongside Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants in retro uniforms, evoking memories of the hall before its closure.

Lavanya Mundayur, CMD of Agriculture Insurance Company of India, has been recommended by the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) to lead New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL). Mundayur, 57, is set to begin a term of approximately three years, concluding her tenure in May 2029 upon re

Pentagon chief sounds ’alarm’ over China’s buildup, urges allies to boost defence spend

Singapore’s Union of Security Employees (USE) said on Thursday that it “stands firmly behind” the security guards involved in a confrontation with a Hong Kong school principal in which he swore at them. The secondary school principal, Lee Cheuk‑hing, who was on a trip to Singapore with a group of st

Full speech from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Summit, where he spoke about US-China ties, noted the importance of the Pacific region for US security, and took swipes at European members of the NATO alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)