Taiwan to massively hike 2026 defense budget
TAIPEI — Taiwan plans to boost defense spending by a fifth next year, surpassing 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), as it invests billions...
FBI warns of Russian hacks targeting US critical infrastructure
HACKERS associated with some of Russia’s most prolific cyber espionage units have over the last year been leveraging a vulnerability in older Cisco software...
Taiwan’s 2026 defense spending to exceed 3% of GDP, Central News Agency says
TAIPEI - Taiwan's cabinet plans defense spending next year of T$949.5 billion ($31.27 billion), amounting to 3.32% of gross domestic product, the official Central News Agency...
New Zealand faces most challenging security environment in recent time, report shows
WELLINGTON - New Zealand is facing the toughest national security challenges of recent times with increasing threats of foreign interference and espionage, particularly from China, according...
Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery
Elon Musk was ordered on Wednesday by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world's richest person of defrauding them into...
Australian banking regulator warns geopolitical tensions could lead to more cyber attacks
SYDNEY - Australia's prudential regulator has cautioned that the country's banking system is facing increasing risk of cyberattacks as a result of escalating geopolitical tensions.
Australian Prudential...
China faces pivotal welfare reform test as court ruling hits jobs, small firms
BEIJING - China's top court ruling that makes it illegal for businesses and employees to avoid social insurance payments is stoking fears about jobs and the...
Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms
TOKYO — It was at an 18th century Georgian manor house outside London that Japanese lawmaker Rui Matsukawa began to have serious doubts about...
India plans to ban online games played with money, citing addiction risks
NEW DELHI — India’s government plans to ban online games played with money, a proposed bill showed on Tuesday, in what would be a...
Trump again attacks Fed chair, says Powell ‘hurting’ the housing industry
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is “hurting” the housing industry “very badly” and...
Musk quietly puts brakes on plans for new political party, WSJ says
Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his...
US commerce secretary says trade documents wanted by Japan are ‘weeks away’
TOKYO - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that documents memorializing trade agreements with Japan and South Korea -- a...