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Briefing: Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend Iran attack secrecy

Strategic angle: During the meeting, Trump praised Japan for 'stepping up' to assist in efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, 'unlike NATO.'

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Briefing: NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.

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Briefing: Supermicro co-founder charged in conspiracy to export Nvidia chips to China

Strategic angle: US prosecutors allege two employees and a contractor smuggled servers through south-east Asia

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Briefing: The Subaru WRX Is Dying In Japan, But There's Good News For America

Strategic angle: Subaru will stop accepting WRX orders in Japan on May 18, but nothing changes for the US model.

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Briefing: The Xiaomi YU7 GT Aims At Porsche With 990 Horsepower And 438 Miles Of Range

Strategic angle: China's MIIT has exposed the GT version of the YU7 crossover, which beats the Porsche Macan Turbo in output.

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Briefing: Japan PM to hold 'difficult' talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large

Strategic angle: It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.

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Briefing: ‘They’re living on deathbeds’: As India expands coal power, a mining town suffers

Strategic angle: The Examination explores the impact of coal power expansion on a mining town in India.

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Briefing: Power prices expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’ to Australia’s east coast

Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.

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Briefing: Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment on Takaichi's Taiwan remarks

Strategic angle: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara asserts no significant policy shift is occurring.

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Briefing: Japan rebels over $6bn fee for SoftBank under US trade deal

Strategic angle: Dispute about power station payment shows Tokyo’s unease with governance of $550bn in investments.

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Briefing: Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry

Strategic angle: An analysis of the impact of illegal sand mining on Vietnam's economy.

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Briefing: Lessons from Japan’s the rare earth shock

Strategic angle: An analysis of Japan's rare earth crisis and its implications for global supply chains.

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Briefing: Renault’s New Duster Looks Like A Rich Man’s Dacia But Starts At $11,400

Strategic angle: The Duster returns to India with premium tech and a hybrid option, but skips the AWD found in global models.

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Briefing: Fastmarkets set to launch new rare earth spot prices to capture global trade outside China

Strategic angle: Fastmarkets aims to enhance transparency in the rare earth market with new pricing benchmarks.

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Briefing: South Korea's Kospi leads gains in Asia as investors assess Japan trade data, await Fed rate verdict

Strategic angle: The Middle East war continues to escalate, keeping investors on edge.

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Briefing: Decline in Japanese chum salmon linked to climate change

Strategic angle: Japanese chum salmon populations are dwindling, prompting increased reliance on imports.

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Briefing: Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war

Strategic angle: Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection.

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Briefing: China is not going to bail Trump out

Strategic angle: The US president has a better chance of cajoling help from Nato partners

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Briefing: Why is Trump looking to China to help open the Strait of Hormuz?

Strategic angle: US president Donald Trump seeks China's assistance for safe maritime transit in a crucial oil passage.