Japan makes record US$58 billion defence spending request amid Indo-Pacific tensions
Japan’s defence ministry has submitted its largest-ever budget request, seeking 8.5 trillion yen (US$58.1 billion) in the next financial year to help safeguard the nation
Chinese state shipbuilders plan merger to focus on Beijing ‘strategy’
listed Chinese state-owned shipbuilders announced. Monday that they are preparing for a merger, a move that could end competition between them and help them better
U.S. military must reinforce Guam’s crumbling infrastructure
Taren Dillon Sylvester is a researcher with the Center for a New American Security’s Military, Veterans, and Society Program. Evan Wright is an Indo-Pacific analyst
Ukraine criticizes Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said Mongolia’s failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, wanted on an international warrant, dealt a severe blow to
Taiwan lieutenant charged with selling military secrets to Chinese netizen
A lieutenant in Taiwan’s military police has been charged with selling secret military documents to a person in China for more than NT$260,000 (USD$8,105) worth
Trump says he had ‘every right’ to interfere in election
Former President Trump in an interview broadcast late Sunday argued he had “every right” to interfere with the 2020 election while repeating his claim the criminal election
Where the race between Trump and Harris stands on Labor Day, according to our polling expert
Labor Day is a critical mile-marker on the road to the general election, and Kamala Harris has reached it with a slim advantage over Donald
Here’s what the campaigns are doing on Labor Day
This is how the Harris and Trump campaigns are spending the holiday today: Kamala Harris: The vice president is set to travel to Detroit before being
Biden will return to the campaign trail today after 2-week vacation
President Joe Biden is set to return to the campaign trail on Monday, joining Vice President Kamala Harris at a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh after spending
Harris campaign touts her pro-union record ahead of Labor Day events
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is touting her role in helping the Biden administration become “the most pro-labor administration in history” ahead of a slate