Rosalind Mathieson

A report from the ground in Phnom Penh: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Vietnam’s most powerful man To Lam is channeling Chinese President Xi Jinping as he seeks dual roles going into a crucial Communist Party Congress bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Activist Kannathat Pongpaibulwet, also known as “Kan the Super Power”, hired two sound trucks and open-air film crews to broadcast horrifying sound effects from Thai ghost movies and screen documentaries about Cambodian refugees near the border straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/t…

Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025, “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The head of the independent committee says the decision on this year’s Nobel Peace Price was already made -- on Monday. He also indicated that the possible peace deal in the Middle East would only count toward next year’s award bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Listen in on Tuesday and ask questions! Russia appears to be stepping up hybrid attacks on Europe. Is Putin behind it all — and if so, what is his plan? I host a great in-house trio: Andrea Dudik, Andrea Palasciano and Anthony Halpin at 1pm London/8 am ET bloomberg.com/sessions/2025-…

A new version of the report was uploaded to the department’s website on Friday. It features more than a dozen deletions of nonexistent references and footnotes, a rewritten reference list, and corrections to multiple typos afr.com/companies/prof…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned top military commanders for an unusual meeting early next week, just before US government might shut down over a funding dispute between President Trump and congressional Democrats bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The son of Malaysia's billionaire king has sought buyers for what may be one of Singapore's biggest-ever real estate deals bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A Reuters investigation shows the humanitarian crisis in a community the US created in the 1950s and whose labor it depends on to run a military base. The harsh living conditions on Ebeye in the Marshall Islands could create an opening for China reuters.com/investigations…

“We had, at least for about 39 seconds, we had excellent chemistry” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Trump's combative UN address was emblematic of a president whose second-term policies have been bigger and more aggressive. Yet world leaders, deploying what’s become a template strategy for managing the president, largely ignored most of his speech bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

That's even as he continues to emphasize he wants Europe to take a greater role in efforts to pressure Russia. Donald Trump said he believed NATO nations should shoot down aircraft that violated their airspace, after multiple Russia incursions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s government is making it clear the armed forces are increasingly playing a role in advancing his economic policies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Indonesia's defence ministry issued a full-page advertisement in the country's largest newspaper on Monday, detailing and defending non-defence programmes being run by the military, amid criticism of its wider role under President Prabowo Subianto channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia…

Meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump unlikely ahead of UN address; instead the Australian PM will have a chance for a handshake and interaction at a "welcome reception" hosted by Trump for more than 100 world leaders abc.net.au/news/2025-09-2… via @ABCaustralia

On Melania's face in shadow: "It was cast by a grape-purple wide-brim hat that sat so low on her head it covered her eyes from virtually every angle, making it impossible to glean any clues about what she was thinking. Which was almost certainly the point" ft.com/content/a5c5e6…

Next in line are Indonesia’s billionaires. Prabowo believes they have grown excessively wealthy, with too much power to influence politics and policies, sources say. He’s looking into ways to seize what he considers ill-gotten gains bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Just over a year ago, as India's Narendra Modi reeled from the worst election setback of his career, speculation mounted he was at risk of losing power. But as Modi celebrates his 75th birthday, his grip on India appears more secure than ever bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICTSI is pursuing further acquisitions in emerging economies, with the top Philippine port operator benefiting from a shift in trade flows triggered by the tariff war bloomberg.com/news/articles/…