18.06.2026 - News Mongolia

UK court delivers verdict in ex-Nigerian oil minister bribery trial

Prosecutors had accused Diezani Alison-Madueke of receiving cash and luxury services from industry executives between 2011 and 2015 in exchange for preferential treatment Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has…

18.06.2026

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Why Xi is walling in China’s money – and why it won’t work

TOKYO – China’s latest fix for its ailing economy: build a better birdcage. The metaphor runs deep in Chinese culture, where enclosures for pet birds have long captured the tension…

18.06.2026

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Republic of Departure: Why Manila never stops exporting its top talent

Manila’s International Airport, the worst in Southeast Asia and perpetually under renovation, serves as the departure hall for more than two million Filipino workers whom the state contracts out annually…

18.06.2026

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ASEAN engages Russia while G7 isolates it

The arrival of leaders from across Southeast Asia in the Russian city of Kazan for the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit on June 17-18, 2026, represents far more than a routine diplomatic…

18.06.2026

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Ukraine launches almost 200 drones at Moscow

Blazes have been reported in the Russian capital and more than a dozen people wounded in the region, in one of Kiev’s largest aerial attacks At least 17 people have…

18.06.2026

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India keeps undermining the Bangladesh reset it claims to want

When Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office earlier this year, there was a tentative hint that New Delhi and Dhaka might finally transcend the bitter recriminations that…

18.06.2026

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Why dropping ‘Indo-Pacific’ clarifies the Pentagon’s China strategy

On June 16, the US Department of Defense announced that the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) will officially revert to its previous name, the US Pacific Command (PACOM). The move reverses…

18.06.2026

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Finland shreds nuclear weapons ban

The country’s parliament has paved the way for NATO nukes to be deployed on Russia’s border Finland has lifted a long-standing ban on nuclear weapons, allowing them to be transported…

18.06.2026

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Iran declares victory over US

The newly signed memorandum of understanding is a “record of US failure,” Tehran’s chief negotiator has said The newly signed memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran is a…

18.06.2026

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Germany opens hybrid warfare center

NATO members are reportedly considering offensive cyber actions against Moscow under the pretext of battling a supposed “Russian threat” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has opened a new hybrid warfare…

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