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Navy Col. Bagus Jatmiko (second right), head of the War Gaming Center at the Indonesian Naval Staff and Command College (Seskoal), speaks on Tuesday during a session discussing security aspects in artificial intelligence and cyberspace in military operatons as part of the CyberDSA 2026 event in Kuala Lumpur. The event, running from Monday to Wednesday, also includes an exhibition for companies in AI and cyberspace.
Navy Col. Bagus Jatmiko (second right), head of the War Gaming Center at the Indonesian Naval Staff and Command College (Seskoal), speaks on Tuesday during a session discussing security aspects in artificial intelligence and cyberspace in military operatons as part of the CyberDSA 2026 event in Kuala Lumpur. The event, running from Monday to Wednesday, also includes an exhibition for companies in AI and cyberspace.`
Asia & Pacific premium

Future warfare driven by AI, not battleships, former Navy chief Marsetio warns

Counting conventional assets like warships, fighter jets and troop numbers is no longer an accurate metric of military strength as the ultimate deciding factor in modern geopolitical standoffs is digital sophistication.

9 hours ago
Americas

Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

AI chatbots have made large-scale cheating among US students – what some educators call "homework scams" – easier than ever, allowing them to generate credible solutions to almost any written assignment within seconds.

15 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Yemen's Houthis claim striking Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites

Iran-backed Houthis on Monday said they had struck Riyadh's international airport, an Aramco refinery and several other sites in Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said they had destroyed Houthi targets on the Red Sea coast.

16 hours ago

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Americas

Trump approval at record low as Hispanic voters sour on Republicans: Poll

President Donald Trump's approval rating held at a record low in recent days, as many Hispanic voters panned his job performance and planned to spurn his Republican Party in next month's midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday.

17 hours ago
Europe

US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase

Britain gave Washington permission in March to use Fairford for "specific defensive operations into Iran," and US bombers and other planes have since been seen taking off and landing at the base. Fairford is the only airbase on Britain's mainland used for this purpose.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia probes flydubai co-pilot's links to the country, police say

The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team – which comprises federal police, Victorian state police and the ASIO intelligence agency – was "investigating the man's links to Australia," the Australian Federal Police spokesperson said.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Former ICJ president says world needs another Bandung moment for peace

Former ICJ president Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf says Bandung helped turn principles of self-determination and sovereign equality into international law, and a new coalition of states is needed to defend the rules-based order today.

1 day ago
Americas

Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish over Lula

In a result that defied opinion poll projections showing Lula in the lead, Flavio Bolsonaro scored 47 percent of the vote to the incumbent's 45 percent.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Australia probes flydubai co-pilot's links to the country, police say

The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team – which comprises federal police, Victorian state police and the ASIO intelligence agency – was "investigating the man's links to Australia," the Australian Federal Police spokesperson said.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Philippines arrests 244 foreign workers in online scam crackdown

Philippines authorities have arrested more than 200 foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia returned to their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar official said, under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

Philippines sends largest ship, aircraft to drive away Chinese vessel

The Philippine operation "disrupted the vessel's unauthorised marine scientific research and compelled it to leave its loitering position," said Jay Tarriela, coast guard spokesperson on South China Sea issues. 

5 days ago
americas

Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish over Lula

In a result that defied opinion poll projections showing Lula in the lead, Flavio Bolsonaro scored 47 percent of the vote to the incumbent's 45 percent.

1 day ago
americas

Botched US execution leaves murderer unconscious on ventilator: Lawyers

Christa Pike, who was injected two deadly doses of the highly toxic drug pentobarbital for a murder in 1995, remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.

3 days ago
americas

US appeals court blocks Minnesota law barring 'nudified' photos in XAI lawsuit

The state's anti-"nudification" law, which took effect on Aug. 1, prohibits website operators, software developers and others from allowing users to create realistic ​images depicting an intimate body part that is not shown in an original photo of an ​identifiable individual.

3 days ago
americas

Judge rules Trump can deport president of Wisconsin's largest mosque

Sarsour, who grew up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in late March and released in mid-June after a federal judge said he had raised a substantial free speech retaliation claim that would render his detention unlawful.

5 days ago
americas

CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block on White House ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal judge on Monday to issue a court order preserving their White House access while they fight US President Donald Trump’s move to ban them over coverage he dislikes.

1 week ago
americas

China pushes back against US on Iran, Cuba in UN speech

The comments stood in sharp contrast to the bonhomie on display earlier this week at the White House, where President Donald Trump feted Chinese leader Xi Jinping with military flyovers and at a lavish state dinner.

1 week ago
europe

Dutch royal house was involved in colonial exploitation, study shows

"The involvement of the House of Orange-Nassau was wholehearted and without any real reservations," researchers concluded after a three-year study carried out by Dutch historians and human rights experts looking at the period from 1600 to the present. 

1 day ago
europe

Germany's Merz arrives in Kyiv to the sound of sirens, explosions

The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for a visit to show support for President Volodymyr Zelensky amid escalating Russian attacks.

2 days ago
europe

Dutch royal house benefitted from colonial policies, study shows

The findings could stir up the debate around reparations in the Netherlands. In 2022 the Dutch government acknowledged the Dutch state bore responsibility for transatlantic slavery, and apologized. King Willem-Alexander apologized for slavery in 2023.

2 days ago
europe

G7 countries agree on release of diesel and oil stocks after US pressure

A ban on diesel experts from the United States, as warned by President Donald Trump's administration should the EU fail to draw down emergency diesel inventories, could sharply reduce supplies to Europe, which has become increasingly reliant on US diesel, and potentially inflict high economic costs on the bloc.

3 days ago
europe

EU proposes climate rules delay, warning of 'challenging' winter ahead

The EU proposed to delay new rules to cut planet-warming emissions from methane Tuesday, warning of a tough winter ahead with "very high" oil and gas prices owing to the US-Iran war.

6 days ago
europe

UK arrests five on suspicion of preparing 'terrorist act' near air base

British counterterrorism police were Sunday probing "a major" incident near a base used by the US air force after arresting five men on suspicion of "preparing a terrorist act", police said.

1 week ago
europe

Russia accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday accused Europe of blocking efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, after another round of strikes left 16 dead on both sides.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Yemen government forces say struck Houthi targets

Yemen's government forces said Sunday they had struck Houthi targets around the country, deepening the conflict ravaging one of the world's poorest nations and the wider region.

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

WHO decries delays getting aid into Gaza

Based on the WHO's latest analysis, large volumes of medical supplies wait for clearance for a median of 74 days, which if is not cleared, "than we start that lengthy, cumbersome process all over again", according to the group's representative in the Palestinian territories.

3 days ago
middle-east-africa

US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

Coalition troops deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group, which had seized large swathes of territory, committing massacres and forcing thousands of women and children into slavery.

6 days ago
middle-east-africa

Morocco names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri first woman PM

Her center-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) had dominated the vote, winning 97 out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives -- 31 more than the next closest competitor, although the poll was marked by the lowest turnout in two decades.

6 days ago
middle-east-africa

Qatari mediators press peace deal between US, Iran

Qatar said it hopes that shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the US can lead to a breakthrough despite US President Donald Trump's denial of media reports that he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds in exchange for Iranian concessions on its nuclear program.

6 days ago
middle-east-africa

UAE president met with Israeli PM on Sunday

The UAE president hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Emirates on Sunday, official media and Netanyahu's office said, a rare public acknowledgement at a time when the Israeli leader is seen by many in the region as the face of the Gaza war.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

US, Iran separately talk with mediators in latest bid to end war

US and Iranian officials spoke separately with mediators on Monday as part of a renewed effort to end seven months of war, according to officials of both countries.

1 week ago

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