Commentary The government of Western Australia is promising a complete overhaul of firearms legislation, with some new restrictions having already passed in May. Regardless of what is drafted, any new laws will end up passing through Parliament because the Labor government maintains control of both lower and upper houses, allowing it to introduce virtually any…
Pentagon Snubbed, China’s Defense Minister Meets With Australian Counterpart
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles met his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore after Li refused to meet U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Marles confirmed the meeting on Twitter, calling the meeting another “important step” towards stablising the relationship between the two countries. In a speech to…
Harmful to Assume War Is Inevitable: Aussie PM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned that assuming that “war is inevitable” is just as harmful as the idea that “conflict is impossible” amid tensions in the Indo-Pacific. “We sometimes hear our region described as a potential ‘theatre’ for conflict,” Albanese said during a major foreign policy speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore…
Michael Jordan’s 1992 Olympic Practice Jersey up for Auction
LOS ANGELES—A sweat-stained jersey worn by U.S. basketball legend Michael Jordan in a practice session at the 1992 Olympic Games will hit the auction block in Los Angeles in June, estimated to sell at between $400,000 and $600,000. The white jersey with red, white and blue trim and ‘USA Basketball’ on the front is signed…
Kipyegon Sets Women’s 1,500m World Record, Kerly Wins 100m in Florence
FLORENCE, Italy—Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon set a women’s 1,500 meters world record on Friday by clocking 3:49.11, while world champion Fred Kerley triumphed in the men’s 100 meters at the third Diamond League meeting of the season. Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in 2015….
LIVE 8:20 PM ET: Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, as well as Europe’s foreign policy chief, Jose Borrell, deliver remarks from 8:30 p.m. ET on June 2. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III speaks around 8:35…
LIVE NOW: Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, as well as Europe’s foreign policy chief, Jose Borrell, deliver remarks from 8:30 p.m. ET on June 2. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III speaks around 8:35…
Defense Ministers Speak at Shangri-La Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore
On the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asia security summit in Singapore, defense ministers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and other countries deliver remarks on June 3. Schedule 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m. local time (8:30 p.m.–8:35 p.m. ET, June 2) Opening of the summit by Dr. John Chipman, director-general and chief executive of the…
US Seeks Nuclear Talks with Russia, China ‘Without Preconditions’: Sullivan
The United States is seeking to bring Russia and China to the negotiating table in order to prevent a new nuclear arms race, according to a senior White House Official. President Joe Biden’s administration is prepared to pursue nuclear negotiations with either power “without preconditions,” said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Such talks,…
Russia Says 2 Killed After Ukraine Shelled Border Regions
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said that two people were killed and four others injured on Friday after Ukraine shelled a town near the border, while officials in nearby regions reported overnight drone attacks. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that shelling had struck a section of road in the town of Maslova Pristan,…
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