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- China cranks South China Sea buildup while Iran consumes US
on April 4, 2026China’s renewed land reclamation at Antelope Reef comes as the ongoing US-Israel-Iran War draws significant US military assets into the Middle East, raising questions over whether shifting US force posture is opening strategic space in the South China Sea. This month, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that China has stepped up land reclamation at The post China cranks South China Sea buildup while Iran consumes US appeared first on Asia Times.
- Defenses not ‘annihilated,’ Iran reportedly downs two US planes
on April 4, 2026Two days after President Donald Trump declared that Iran was “no longer a threat” and that its air defense had been “annihilated,” Iranian forces reportedly struck down two US jets on Friday. Citing an Israeli official and a second source with knowledge of the situation, Axios reported on Friday afternoon that the two crew members piloting the F-15E Strike The post Defenses not ‘annihilated,’ Iran reportedly downs two US planes appeared first on Asia Times.
- Trump lit the Mideast fire – now he wants the world to put it out
on April 4, 2026There is a peculiar logic at work in the Trump administration’s approach to the Iran war — one that would be almost admirable in its audacity if it were not so catastrophically dangerous. Having spent the better part of a decade methodically dismantling every diplomatic architecture that constrained Iran’s nuclear ambitions, having bombed Tehran’s facilities The post Trump lit the Mideast fire – now he wants the world to put it out appeared first on Asia Times.
- Bangladesh: ‘Hasina question’ haunts and nettles new PM Rahman
on April 4, 2026The letter landed within Dhaka’s already charged political atmosphere. Writing from abroad, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made her first formal appeal to Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), seeking to overturn the death sentence against her on the grounds that she had been denied a fair trial. For the newly elected government led by the The post Bangladesh: ‘Hasina question’ haunts and nettles new PM Rahman appeared first on Asia Times.
- KYRGYZSTAN: Freed, fined, to be deported
on April 4, 2026The regime is preparing to deport 66-year-old Pastor Pavel Shreider, leader of the now-banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kyrgyzstan. Arrested in November 2024, the Supreme Court in Bishkek changed the rest of his 3-year prison term to a fine of 3 months' average wage on 25 March 2026. He was freed the same day. He will have to pay for his own deportation. His wife has not been ordered deported, b
- 1st LD Writethru: Earthquake in northern Afghanistan kills 8on April 4, 2026
KABUL, April 4 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people have been killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said. A house in Kabul province collapsed following the quake, killing eight residents and injuring a child, Hammad said late Friday night. Strong tremors were felt
- "Trump muddled on war aims": Bolton warns of prolonged Iran conflicton April 3, 2026
Washington DC [US], April 4 (ANI): Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has raised concerns over the strategic clarity of US President Donald Trump's approach to the ongoing Iran conflict, warning that contradictions in messaging and undefined objectives could prolong the war.Speaking in an interview with ANI, Bolton said, 'Well, I think Trump's remarks were contradictory and I think it's very hard to
- Eight dead in Afghanistan earthquakeon April 3, 2026
KABUL, 4th April, 2026 (WAM) -- Eight people were killed and a child was injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan.The Afghan Disaster Management Authority stated that the victims died when their home collapsed in the capital, Kabul. The authority noted that residents in several regions felt the tremors, though no further casualties have been reported so far.The German Research
