PNG celebrates independence, to sign defence treaty with Australia

The treaty will allow Papua New Guinea nationals to gain Australian citizenship by joining its military.

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face “emerging threats” to their security, a new defence treaty seen by the…[Read more]

Wong responds to UN commission of inquiry’s Gaza genocide finding

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the situation in Gaza had “gone beyond the world’s worst fears” before the UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

The UN released its report on Tuesday, and found top Israeli officials including the p…[Read more]

Israel must be stopped through active methods: Defense Ministry

Israel will drag the entire region, including itself, into disaster through reckless attacks, a top Turkish defense official has said, calling on the international community to stop the Israeli aggression by using active methods.

In a weekly briefing on Sept. 11, Defense Ministry…[Read more]

DEM Party co-chairs visit Özel amid row over CHP’s Istanbul leadership

Leaders of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) visited the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul headquarters on Sept. 11, signaling support amid ongoing leadership tensions.

DEM Party co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakır…[Read more]

Türkiye lauds ‘important deals’ for natural gas supply security

Türkiye’s top energy official on Thursday described a flurry of natural gas contracts signed at a major industry conference this week as “extremely important” for the country’s supply security.

Türkiye struck a series of deals with eight international companies to purchase li…[Read more]

LDP’s Kobayashi announces he will run in the party leadership race

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi said Thursday he will run in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, days after former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi threw his hat into the ring.
This will be Kobayashi’s second presidential attempt after…[Read more]

Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture Warned of Record-Breaking Short-Duration Precipitation, Meguro Ward Logs 134 Millimeters for an Hour

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a record-breaking short-duration heavy rain advisory for Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture around 2:51 p.m. on Thursday.

Meguro Ward in Tokyo recorded 134 millimeters of rainfall for…[Read more]

Japan-Philippines visiting-forces pact comes into force as defense ties blossom

Japan and the Philippines are set to intensify joint military activities after a bilateral visiting-forces agreement entered into force on Thursday — a move that could potentially also pave the way for rotational deployments by Self-Defense Force personnel to the S…[Read more]

France hit by protests and disruption as new prime minister takes office

Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fires and clashed with police, who responded with tear gas, as anger grows against the country’s political class.

The interior ministry said 473 people had been detained, with 80,000 p…[Read more]

France suspects foreign intelligence over pigs heads left outside mosques

French police suspect that people who put pigs’ heads outside Paris mosques on Monday night were acting under orders from a foreign intelligence service, probably Russian.

The heads were found on Tuesday morning outside nine mosques in central Paris and surrounding…[Read more]

France’s streets ablaze as antigovernment protests disrupt daily life

Hundreds arrested after more than 200,000 demonstrators force French government into high-stakes confrontation.

A nationwide wave of antigovernment protests swept across France, filling streets with smoke, burning barricades and tear gas as demonstrators rallied against b…[Read more]

Beaches closed, shark net removal trial paused after surfer killed in shark attack at Sydney beach

The state government has paused a planned trial to take down shark nets from Sydney beaches after a man was killed in fatal shark attack yesterday.
Experienced surfer Mercury Psillakis, 57, suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene a…[Read more]

Timber industry hits out at government plan to protect Aussie icon from extinction

The Timbers, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU) has criticised a New South Wales government $60 million plan to establish the Great Koala National Park in the state’s north.
The Minns government announced up to 176,000 hectares of state forest will be part of the…[Read more]

Trump escalates crackdown threats with Chicago ‘war’ warning

President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded “Department of War” on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US cities.

The move seeks to replicate an operation in the US capital Washington, where Trump…[Read more]

International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza

More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest on Sept. 1 highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group has said.

The protest was taken up on the website front pages…[Read more]

Minister vows to shield judiciary as new legal year begins in Türkiye

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has pledged to combat attempts to target the judiciary and smear its members with unfounded accusations as Türkiye marked the start of the new judicial year on Sept. 1.

The judicial recess, a collective leave for courts that began on July 20, off…[Read more]

President Erdoğan meets with world leaders on sidelines of SCO

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a series of high-level meetings with world leaders Monday in Tianjin on the sidelines of the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit, focusing on trade, regional stability, and global security.

In talks with C…[Read more]

5 Turkish defense firms rank among global top 100 in 2025

Five Turkish defense companies ranked among the world’s 100 most valuable defense firms in 2025, according to Defense News’ Top 100 list.

Aselsan was the most valued Turkish defense firm in the list, ranking 43rd with $3.54 billion in defense revenue.

Meanwhile, Turkish Aerospace Ind…[Read more]

Chinese Destroyer Circumnavigates Japan

A Chinese Navy destroyer and supply ship have completed a near circumnavigation of the Japanese archipelago before returning to the East China Sea.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the vessels sailed between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island on August 31st, heading toward the East China Sea. T…[Read more]

Kuwaiti FM meets Japanese counterpart on sidelines of Japan-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, in Kuwait to discuss bilateral ties.

Iwaya led the Japanese delegation to participate in the second Japan-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was held on…[Read more]