
News: World & Southeast Asia

Ahead of strikes, Trump told Iran attack was high risk, high reward
President Donald Trump received briefings warning of major US casualties while highlighting a potential generational shift in the Middle East favoring US interests.
World

Canada’s PM backs US strikes on Iran

EU urges ‘maximum restraint’ over Iran, withdraws Middle East personnel
Defence minister Israel Katz declared a state of emergency across the country, warning the public of Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan, all of which have a US military presence, said they had intercepted the Iranian missiles.
Swiss International Air Lines has said that 14 flights to and from Tel Aviv are affected.
The joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran targeted the Islamic republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Southeast Asia

Philippines, US, Japanese conduct joint Bashi Channel air drill

Son of Indonesia’s ‘gasoline godfather’ jailed in US$17bil corruption case
Defence cooperation, infrastructure, nuclear energy and critical minerals will be on the agenda during Lee Jae-myung’s visits to the two Southeast Asian nations.
Lawmakers demand a probe after the nearly blind Rohingya man was left in the winter cold following his release from detention.
The defence lawyer also attacked the credibility of the witnesses the prosecution relied upon for its charges against former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.
A court in Denpasar sentenced Kial Garth Robinson to 11 years in prison and Piran Ezra Wilkinson to eight years.










