Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: ‘Coercion, bullying’

Gilberto C. Teodoro, the Defense Secretary for the Philippines, publicly bashed China after he was handed a note outlining China’s position on the South China Sea while he was speaking during the Seoul Defense Dialogue in South Korea on Tuesday.…

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Messi, Mbappé and Kane headline Ballon d’Or shortlist, Vozinha named for Yashin award

Eight-time laureate Lionel Messi is in the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Men’s Ballon ​d’Or, with Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé among the favourites to succeed France’s Ousmane Dembélé. Cape Verde’s Vozinha has been shortlisted for the goalkeepers’ Yashin Trophy after…

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AirPods Turn 10

Apple unveiled the first AirPods on September 7, 2016, meaning the iconic wireless headphones are now 10 years old. However, the AirPods did not launch until December that year. On the same day, Apple ignited controversy when it introduced the…

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US war on Iran: ‘Incompetent administration when it comes to negotiations and prosecuting war’

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Simpson Center. She frames the war in the Persian Gulf as a mutually damaging stalemate in which neither Washington nor Tehran has found a politically sustainable exit: “There…

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