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- China’s AR-2000 helicopter drone hints at new naval playbook
on March 17, 2026This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s military has tested a new shipborne uncrewed helicopter that analysts say could expand the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) operational reach in contested waters such as the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Footage released by state broadcaster CCTV this week showed a The post China’s AR-2000 helicopter drone hints at new naval playbook appeared first on Asia Times.
- Trump’s Hormuz coalition call puts NATO in costly dilemma
on March 17, 2026Trump warned in an interview with the Financial Times that “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response (to his proposed Hormuz naval coalition), I think it will be very bad for the future of Nato…We have a thing called Nato. We’ve been very sweet. We didn’t have to help them with Ukraine. Ukraine is The post Trump’s Hormuz coalition call puts NATO in costly dilemma appeared first on Asia Times.
- How China’s analysts view the US-Iran war
on March 17, 2026This article was first published on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. The United States and Israel launched a “pre-emptive” joint missile attack on Iran on Feb. 28, in what has been described as “the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation.” Named Operation Epic Fury, the strikes followed The post How China’s analysts view the US-Iran war appeared first on Asia Times.
- Carney’s Iran stance fails first test of his Davos promise
on March 17, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was widely celebrated for his speech at Davos on January 20. Without naming names, he stated that the United States, under Donald Trump, initiated a “rupture” in the world order from which there is no return and that requires a global response. Carney’s solution was for the “middle powers” of the The post Carney’s Iran stance fails first test of his Davos promise appeared first on Asia Times.
- 2 killed, 4 injured in traffic accidents in E. Afghanistan
on March 17, 2026KABUL, March 17 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and four others injured in two separate traffic accidents in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial police office reported late Monday. The incidents occurred on the outskirts of the Gylan and Muqar districts along the major highway linking the capital, Kabul, with the southern Kandahar province, killing two commuters on the spot and inju
- Iran is not Iraq: The high price of misreading a regional poweron March 17, 2026
Washingtons new assault on Tehran ignores its resilience, central position, and the global economic risks of another failed experimentThe war that the US and Israel have unleashed against Iran demonstrates that Washington has not learned the right lessons from the results of its past regime change policies in the Middle East, largely conducted in an attempt to ensure Israel's long-term security.
- Pakistan airstrike hits hospital in Kabul, killing 400: Afghan officialon March 17, 2026
KABUL/ISLAMABAD, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's air force carried out an airstrike late Monday night targeting a drug addiction treatment hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 400 people and injuring around 250 others, an Afghan official said Tuesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman of the Afghan government, said in a statement posted on the social media platform X that the airstrike, lau
- Chinese scientists uncover drivers of divergent climate changes across Asiaon March 17, 2026
LANZHOU, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the drivers of divergent climate changes across Asia over the past 130,000 years, making headway in the study of dust accumulation, humidity evolution, and the driving mechanisms at multi-spatial and temporal scales in Asia, according to Lanzhou University."Published in the journal Science Advances, this study provides a long-term timescale benchmar
