Security issues

Australia, Indonesia sign security deal in hedge against China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrive for a signing ceremony on a security agreement between the two countries, following their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb 6.

US senators ask Pentagon to probe SpaceX for potential Chinese ownership

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX headquarters is shown in Hawthorne, California, U.S. June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert town stand-off; 58 dead

A police officer walks past damage at the site, after militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan on Feb 1.

China tells Russia’s security chief bilateral relations could ‘break new ground’ in 2026

Russian Security Council's Secretary Sergei Shoigu shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Meeting of BRICS high-ranking security officials, in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 10, 2024. Alexei Danichev/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

Greenland says more surveillance and security needed in region

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen take part in a conference at Sciences Po university in Paris, France, on Jan 28.

Australia committed to retaking ownership of Darwin port, Albanese says

Machinery can be seen sitting at the Port of Darwin, located in the Northern Territory's capital city of Darwin in Australia, April 21, 2017. Picture taken April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Westbrook

Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist rebels

News analysis

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

German Chancellor Merz warns great power politics makes world ‘a dangerous place’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pointed to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a rising China and a United States that is “radically reshaping its foreign and security policy”.

News analysis

South Asia’s risky gamble as it engages with the Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Nooruddin Azizi addresses a delegation during a meeting in New Delhi, India, on Nov 21, 2025.

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