Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Oceania
Australia builds layered defence for the cables carrying its digital economy
Fifteen links carry almost all international data, prompting a mix of multinational rules, surveillance, underwater drones, regulation and alternative routes.
Europe
EU presses partners as Ukraine faces a €70bn funding gap in 2027
Non-EU pledges for next year have fallen to €4bn from €19bn, forcing Brussels to weigh joint debt and a larger European burden.
Oceania
New Zealand naval deployment deepens Indo-Pacific military cooperation
A four-month mission combined sanctions monitoring, multinational exercises, air patrols and a record tempo of replenishment at sea.
United States
Washington reopens direct channel to Myanmar's military government
Direct US engagement with Min Aung Hlaing's government began around an American detainee and cyber-scam centres but has widened toward rare-earth access, marking the highest-level contact since the 2021 coup.
Oceania
Australian Army builds a decentralised drone fleet for larger-scale use
The Australian Army operates drones in the low thousands across about 20 light-aircraft types, combining central programmes with unit-level purchases and a sovereign quadcopter effort created after DJI systems were barred.
United States
Young sailors adapt to wartime routines aboard USS George Washington
A rare visit to the carrier enforcing the US blockade of Iran shows a young crew balancing flight operations, emergency drills and the psychological strain of an open-ended wartime deployment.
Asia
Philippines urges ASEAN talks after deadly Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine
As ASEAN chair, Manila expressed concern after an airstrike in Kyauktaw killed 50 people and wounded dozens, while offering to facilitate a regional response led by Myanmar.
Russia
Russian strikes hit Kyivstar headquarters as Ukraine's data centres face mounting attacks
Kyivstar said its Kyiv head office was hit without casualties, while Ukraine linked a broader campaign against data centres to outages affecting about 100,000 households.
Middle East
Houthis press toward Yemen's strategic highlands as US strikes remain uncertain
Houthi forces sought control of the Kahboub Mountains after taking the Red Sea coast, while a report that Donald Trump canceled planned US strikes remained unverified and Saudi Arabia intensified its response.
China
New Yagong installations deepen China's South China Sea buildup
Satellite images show construction that may support early-warning radar near Antelope Reef, where a six-kilometer artificial island could accommodate a runway.
Russia
Mini-Refineries Reveal the Limits of Russia's Fuel Response
The debate over small refineries points less to a viable fuel solution than to the strain on Russia's wartime economic management.