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Monday, April 6, 2026

By Colin Smith | April 6, 2026 by Colin Smith

East Asia & the Pacific Cambodia: Thai military deploys armored vehicles, troops to O’Smach crossing, Cambodia rejects claims Khmer Times (Cambodia) The Thai military illegally deployed two armored vehicles and approximately 70 personnel to the O’Smach International Border Crossing in Oddar Meanchey province on April 2, prompting a strong response from Cambodia, which rejected Thai claims of provocation as “entirely untrue and baseless.” China: China, Europe and why Beijing took a swing at Iran over the Strait…

Saturday, November 15, 2025

By Colin Smith | November 15, 2025 by Colin Smith

East Asia & the Pacific Australia: Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target ABC (Australia) The Liberal Party has agreed to formally abandon its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, a day after the majority of members came out in support of scrapping the climate target. A meeting of Liberal shadow ministers on Thursday also decided to repeal Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction legislation but determined to remain in the Paris Agreement…