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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio has twice in recent weeks urged the country’s armed forces to defend its sovereignty, in a carefully calibrated attempt to sound more assertive on the South China Sea issue without directly challenging Beijing, according to analysts.
While Duterte-Carpio did not name China, her repeated calls marked a tonal shift from her earlier approach, when she either avoided the issue or warned against letting it define Manila’s broader relationship with…

Providers of AI systems in the EU should find it easier to understand whether those systems constitute ‘high-risk’ AI systems under the AI Act, triggering follow-on duties, as a result of new guidance that has been issued, an expert in tech regulation has said.

On Great Nicobar, a remote island located closer to Indonesia than mainland India, New Delhi is embarking on one of its biggest developments in decades.
The US$9 billion project is intended to transform the country’s southernmost tip into a major transport hub comprising a transhipment port, an international airport and associated logistical facilities.
Spread across 166 sq km (64 square miles), the project in India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is slated for completion over three decades,…

After three agonising days with no word from his son, Warsono finally saw the face he had been waiting for.
The 60-year-old Indonesian from Bandar Lampung in Sumatra spoke by video call on Thursday evening to his son, Andre Prasetyo Nugroho, following the 27-year-old journalist’s release from Israeli detention in Gaza.
“To my great relief, I could see he was in one piece, albeit somewhat worse for wear,” he said, adding that his son had bruises on his hands from being tightly zip-tied and,…

Businesses involved in importing jet fuel or diesel to the UK should be alert to risks arising from the operation of sanctions on Russian linked oil and oil products despite carve outs being provided from new UK trade sanctions imposed on Wednesday, an expert has said.

It began as a satirical online project. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration.
A parody political party called the Cockroach Janta Party, with the insect as its symbol, has exploded across India’s social media by turning absurdist humour into protest.
Memes and short videos mocking corruption, joblessness and political dysfunction have flooded social media sites, where millions of users are embracing the cockroach – known for its ability to survive…

The Philippine justice chief ordered authorities on Thursday to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of a senator wanted on an alleged crime against humanity. He warned that anyone helping the senator evade a nationwide hunt would face criminal charges.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa “is a fugitive from justice”, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said in a news conference. “He should be brought to the ICC to face the charges.”
Dela Rosa is a former national police chief who…

Proposals to strengthen rules on anti-money laundering provisions from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM) financial services regulator represent a consolidation of existing requirements, according to an expert.

Plans to implement a streamlined, principles-based approach to dealing with student complaints could open the door to a wider range of challenges for higher education providers, according to an expert.

Non-EU alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) face stricter conditions to market funds in the Netherlands following a regulatory update from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).