Asia Pacific

Former Malaysia PM Najib questioned over French Scorpene-class submarine deal

Fallen Malaysian leader Najib Razak is being questioned over a $1.2 billion deal signed 16 years ago for the purchase of two French-made submarines

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Malaysia and Indonesia foreign fighter transit routes to Philippines identified

Sandakan in Malaysia's Sabah state and Manado in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province are used as gateways to the southern Philippines by foreign militants

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Taliban and US hold more talks on ending Afghanistan conflict

Taliban and US officials held talks on ending the Afghan conflict, the militants confirmed, but said no agreement was reached on "any issue."

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Australia police treating Melbourne knife attack as ‘terrorism event’

Australian police said they are treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, and the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to authorities

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Taiwan inaugurates 2 Perry-class guided missile frigates bought from US

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates, the Ming Chuan and Feng Chia

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Dead or alive: Are Malaysia ISIS militants among Philippines foreign fighter fatalities?

Philippine government lists certain foreign fighters including Malaysians as killed in Marawi but their Malaysian counterpart still lists them as alive and wanted

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Pentagon awards AeroVironment $3.2 million Puma AE drone contract for US Indo-Pacific ally

The US Department of Defense awarded AeroVironment a $3.2 million contract to supply and support its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system for an Indo-Pacific ally

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Taliban confirms ‘high-ranking’ representatives will attend Afghanistan peace talks in Russia

The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said

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Philippines: 100 foreign fighters joined ISIS in Mindanao since the Marawi battle

Some 100 foreign fighters from 16 countries entered Mindanao in the southern Philippines since the armed forces retook Marawi from Islamic State-affiliated groups in 2017

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Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims

The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return for the remains of 13 people killed in an army helicopter crash

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