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The Iranian immigrants in the plane were scheduled to be flown to Pakistan and then transferred to Iran, lawyers for the group said.

Mainland Chinese mutual funds investing overseas have delivered sharply diverging returns this year, with products tied to energy and US stocks outperforming while funds tracking Hong Kong equities lagged behind. Energy-linked funds topped the rankings among outbound investment products under the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) programme, according to financial data provider Wind. The performance reflects a 50 per cent surge in crude oil prices in 2026 after US strikes on Iran...

Japan is considering including a commitment to strengthening its “capabilities to deny” an adversary’s aggression in coordination with the United States in a major defence policy document to be revised later this year, government sources said on Tuesday. The basic guidelines for the National Defence Strategy will also call for expanded Japan-US cooperation to strengthen the defence industrial base and deeper security ties with like-minded countries, the sources said. The National Security...

Thousands of Indian soldiers who would otherwise leave the military after four years will be kept on duty, in a major rethink of the country’s controversial recruitment model as New Delhi grapples with persistent manpower shortages and security concerns along its borders with China and Pakistan, analysts say. Under revisions approved by the federal cabinet last Tuesday, more than 18,000 recruits from the inaugural batch of the Agnipath (“Path of Fire”) scheme will be granted a two-year service...

China’s growing naval presence in the waters between Japan and South Korea could give the two neighbours a new incentive to overcome long-standing historical tensions and strengthen security cooperation, according to analysts. A reported sharp increase in Chinese warships and coastguard vessels passing through the strait that separates the two countries, some operating alongside Russian forces, has raised concerns about Beijing’s expanding maritime reach. The strait, which links the East China...

The automaker plans to sell Americans “Kei” pickup trucks, which are very popular in Japan and with U.S. auto enthusiasts. Even President Trump is a fan.

China’s cut-throat price competition can shift financing costs onto smaller suppliers through delayed payments, weakening supply chains.

The PLA is practicing is how to disperse its naval forces, evade surveillance and reconnaissance by the U.S. and neighboring countries, and break through into the Western Pacific.

In a new memoir and interview, the Italian-born woman who married into the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty recalls her political battles and the assassinations of her husband and mother-in-law.

Pakistan's first homegrown air-to-air beyond visual range missile ensures a more robust response in future aerial clashes with India.

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Over 15 years, Honiara has transformed into a staging ground for geopolitical competition, with more foreign money than ever. Yet many of the problems facing ordinary Solomon Islanders remain remarkably unchanged.