1+ day, 33+ min ago   (380+ words) SEOUL: North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. The missiles were launched from around 5:20 a.m. (2020 GMT on Friday) and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) North Korea fired multiple short ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast Saturday, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan wrapped up joint military exercises that Pyongyang had condemned as a threat to its security. The missiles…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1170+ words) RT.com 11 Sep 2026, 00:47 GMT+ The AfD is not asking Germany to choose between Washington and Beijing. It is asking Germany to choose itself For decades, German foreign policy rested on a simple assumption: Germany belonged politically to the West, and…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (142+ words) Intensifying strategic competition, the testing of traditional alliances and increasing calls for middle powers to navigate a more fragmented and contested international landscape are all contributing to a shifting global order. What role can middle powers play in shaping this…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (251+ words) Published 08 Sep.2026 22:21(KST) President Lee Jae-myung, currently on a state visit to France, attended an official welcome ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on September 8 (local time). After inspecting the honor guard alongside the French Minister of Defense…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1652+ words) Former Japanese defence minister Gen Nakatani asked Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday to respond more decisively to US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its president, Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge. Nakatani, a veteran of the ruling Liberal…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (523+ words) BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence. Luciano Zaccara is professor of Gulf Politics at the Qatar University Gulf Studies Center. But the organisation did not offer to defend…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (786+ words) Middle powers and international influence Australian Institute of International Affairs On 25 August, the NSW Branch of the Institute had the pleasure of welcoming our national president, Mr Gary Quinlan AO FAIIA, who delivered a most insightful presentation on middle powers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (121+ words) Aging Philippines learns lessons from Japan nhk.or.jp Aging Philippines learns lessons from Japan As the population of the Philippines ages, the country is learning lessons from Japan on how to help elderly people remain active and healthy members…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) Morocco, Japan boost bilateral security, police cooperation middle-east-online.com Morocco, Japan boost bilateral security, police cooperation RABAT - Morocco’s Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received Wednesday at his office in Rabat the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…...