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Why Israel’s future is being decided in the Indo-Pacific - opinion

The question is not whether this arena will affect Israel’s future; it already does. The question is whether global pro-Israel philanthropy will engage it with the seriousness it demands.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump, Netanyahu agree to increase economic pressure on Iran, primarly targeting oil to China

A soldier stands guard as the air and missile defense group displays the HQ-22A missile defense systems during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.

China expanding its secret nuclear-linked sites, satellite images show - NYT

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on the latest round of economic talks with the US, in Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2026.

Taiwan FM says China is real threat to security, claims to uphold UN principles of peace


Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve

The breakthrough came less than a month after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a four-day visit to China.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi sweeps in stunning election win

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female leader, was projected to deliver as many as 328 of the 465 seats in parliament's lower house for her Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026.

China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan

An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.

People mourn as they attend a funeral for victims following the suicide explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: Davos 2026, Trump's Board of Peace, Saudi Arabia, feminism

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US President Donald Trump presents a signed resolution in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22.

US accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New START

The accusations at a global disarmament conference highlighted serious tensions between Washington and Beijing at a pivotal moment in nuclear arms control.

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, April 8, 2025.

Taiwan teams up with US firm Kratos to build Mighty Hornet IV attack drones to counter China

The Mighty Hornet IV is being developed as a low-cost, cruise missile-like weapon, and the two sides aim to base a "large quantity" of the systems in Taiwan as both a deterrent and a wartime asset.

Starling's new VTOL drone design for enhanced operational flexibility

Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate

Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.

US President Donald Trump (C), Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) pictured in the White House, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

RSF condemns detention of Chinese reporters following corruption story

RSF said journalists Wu Yingjiao and Liu Hu, known for exposing high-profile corruption, were detained Sunday in Sichuan province, China.

Police stand guard ahead of the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron at the University of Sichuan for a meeting with students in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on December 5, 2025.

Taiwan to deepen trade with democracies as Lai warns against reliance on China

Senior Taiwanese and US officials discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence, tech and drones at a high-level forum launched during the first Trump administration.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on the latest round of economic talks with the US, in Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2026.