Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would lift defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP by March – well ahead of her party’s earlier timelines. Photo: AFP

    Beijing bristles as Japan weighs missile export to Philippines

    Tokyo is considering exporting a missile system to the Philippines as it seeks to ease its weapons-export restrictions, Japanese media reported – a move likely to draw criticism from Beijing. The missile system, dubbed Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile, is of the same type that Tokyo plans to deploy on Yonaguni, an island only 110…

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    School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day | Education

    School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day | Education

    School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates Thought of the Day Photo : iStock If you’re a student on the lookout for news headlines to read out in your school assembly, you’re at the right place! We’ve compiled a list of the most important national, international, and sports-related news items…

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    How will ‘limited’ US nuclear tests avoid any explosions? | Nuclear Weapons News

    How will ‘limited’ US nuclear tests avoid any explosions? | Nuclear Weapons News

    United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright says planned nuclear tests will be “noncritical” and will not feature any nuclear explosions for now. This clarification on Sunday came three days after President Donald Trump announced he had instructed the Department of Defense to “immediately” restart testing of US nuclear weapons. What are ‘noncritical’ nuclear tests? “I…

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    China’s top diplomat Wang Yi hails ‘multipolar world’ ahead of Trump-Xi talks at Apec

    China’s top diplomat Wang Yi hails ‘multipolar world’ ahead of Trump-Xi talks at Apec

    China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “a multipolar world is emerging”, positioning Beijing’s latest vision for global governance as a unifying and stabilising framework at a time of increasing turbulence and Washington-driven unilateralism. Speaking in Beijing on Monday, Wang also called for “an end to politicising economic and trade issues, artificially fragmenting global markets, and…

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