45 h. ago Indonesian working at Asean body fired for ‘inciting’ police HQ to be burnt

An Indonesian staff member of an Asean parliamentary body has been fired and named a criminal suspect after allegedly posting a video urging protesters to set fire to the national police headquarters in Jakarta, amid escalating unrest triggered by a fatal accident involving a police armoured vehicle. Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, 26, was arrested on Monday and detained a day later following a police investigation into her social media post, which authorities said had incited demonstrators to burn...

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60 h. ago Trump hints US troops could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement. Trump has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore following his administration deploying troops and federal agents to patrol the streets of Washington last month. “So we’re making a determination now,” Trump told reporters...

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60 h. ago Trump suggests US troops could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement. Trump has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore following his administration deploying troops and federal agents to patrol the streets of Washington last month. “So we’re making a determination now,” Trump told reporters...

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4 d. ago Indonesian students defy police, face tear gas as deadly protests spread

Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday, raising tensions around demonstrations that have killed eight since last week. The protests began in the capital Jakarta, targeting government spending such as enhanced perks for lawmakers, and have since spread nationwide. They escalated into rioting and looting after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver,...

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5 d. ago ‘Impossible conditions’: Indonesian groups call off protests as security raised

Indonesian students and civil society groups called off protests in Jakarta on Monday, citing fears of heightened security measures after deadly riots across the country over the weekend. The protests began a week ago amid escalating anger over lawmakers’ pay and have spread nationwide, escalating in size and intensity after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver on Thursday night. Eight people have died in the protests, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on...

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8 d. ago US unveils US$825 million arms sale to Ukraine, including long

The Trump administration has approved a US$825 million arms sale to Ukraine that will include extended-range missiles and related equipment to boost its defensive capabilities as US efforts to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia appear stalled. The US State Department announced on Thursday that it had notified Congress of the sale of air-launched cruise missiles and navigation systems for Ukraine. The sale will cover 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles, 3,350 GPS units,...

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1 week ago Putin's nuclear offer to Trump: arms control, and perhaps China too?

Putin's nuclear offer to Trump: arms control, and perhaps China too?  Reuters

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1 week ago ‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s military deployment threat

US President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago is likely to be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he has done in Washington, where he has deployed 2,000 troops on the streets. “I think Chicago will be our next,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding, “And then we’ll help with New York.” The comments came as the Pentagon on Friday began ordering...

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1 week ago What Taiwan’s largest presence in US drills says about American defence ties

Taiwan’s biggest-ever participation in American-led military exercises has been thrust into the open by Pentagon-linked media, widely seen as a deepening of Washington’s defence ties with Taipei despite the Trump administration’s transactional approach to policy. Analysts said the unusually high-profile disclosure was aimed not only at deterring Beijing but also at countering rising distrust of the United States among Taiwanese people during Donald Trump’s second term as president. Citing a...

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2 w. ago US troops in Washington to be armed, as Trump escalates policing role

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will start carrying firearms, the Pentagon said on Friday. The Defence Department did not offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. The step is an escalation in Trump’s intervention into policing in the nation’s capital and comes as nearly 2,000 National Guard members have been stationed in the heavily...

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2 w. ago Trump sent US troops into Washington. Now they’re being given guns. Why?

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will start carrying firearms, the Pentagon said on Friday. The Defence Department did not offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. The step is an escalation in Trump’s intervention into policing in the nation’s capital and comes as nearly 2,000 National Guard members have been stationed in the heavily...

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2 w. ago Trump says he’ll join US troops to patrol streets of Washington

US President Donald Trump said he plans to patrol Washington’s streets on Thursday with troops he deployed to the US capital in a show of force against what he claims is a “crime emergency”. Trump ordered hundreds of National Guard to deploy in Washington last week vowing to “take our capital back”, despite protests by some residents and statistics showing violent offences falling. “I’m going to be going out tonight I think with the police and with the military of course ... We’re going to be...

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2 w. ago Trump visits police, troops in Washington after saying he would patrol streets

US President Donald Trump visited a Park Police operations facility on Thursday to thank federal law enforcement officers he deployed to patrol the streets of Washington, saying he expected their deployment to last “for a while”. “We’re going to then go on to other places, but we’re going to stay here for a while,” Trump said. “We want to make this absolutely perfect, it’s our capital.” The visit to the building in Washington’s Anacostia neighbourhood appeared less dramatic than his suggestion...

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3 w. ago China isn't welcoming Nvidia back with open arms after Trump clears way for H20 exports

China isn't welcoming Nvidia back with open arms after Trump clears way for H20 exports  CNBC

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4 w. ago Trump’s chip tariffs may drive Southeast Asia into China’s arms, analysts warn

US plans to impose 100 per cent of tariffs on imported chips are a heavy blow to Southeast Asia’s chip industry and could push the region closer to China, according to observers. US President Donald Trump announced the duties on semiconductors and chips on Wednesday, saying that only companies that were “building in the United States” were exempt. It is unclear just how much of a US manufacturing presence companies would need to have to qualify for tariff exemptions or reductions, or whether the...

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