East Asia & the Pacific Australia: Trump singles out Australia as he criticizes allies on Iran war support ABC News (Australia) The US president said he was “surprised” by Australia’s refusal to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, while again lashing out at NATO allies for their inaction. He extended a deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and said it would face its “worst nightmare” if it did not agree…
East Asia & the Pacific Australia: Migrants say new laws stopping temporary migration from war-torn countries ‘a slap in the face’ ABC News (Australia) Iranians in Australia have criticized new laws that will let the government block the arrival of temporary visa holders from war-torn countries. The federal government says the laws will protect the “integrity and sustainability” of Australia’s immigration system. Home Affairs officials have flagged that people in Iran with temporary visas for…
East Asia & the Pacific Australia: Pauline Hanson issues partial apology for suggesting there are no ‘good’ Muslims ABC (Australia) Pauline Hanson has issued a partial and heavily qualified apology for suggesting that there are no “good” Muslims. The One Nation leader said she would not apologize for speaking out against radical Islam and the threat she believed it posed to Australia. Cambodia: Cambodia-Thailand border spat gains global attention at Board of Peace meeting The…
East Asia & the Pacific Cambodia: ASEAN ministers back peaceful end to Cambodia-Thailand border tensions Khmer Times (Cambodia) Cambodia has continued to take a proactive role in resolving the border conflict with Thailand within the ASEAN framework, as discussed at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held on Thursday in Cebu, the Philippines. At the meeting, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prak Sokhonn, briefed ASEAN counterparts on the current situation…
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…
