[2026-06-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Kuwait says it downed seven Iranian missiles, reports no casualties

Snippet: Kuwait's defence ministry said in a statement that its air defences downed all seven ballistic missiles fired by Iran towards the country on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kuwait-says-it-downed-7-iranian-missiles-fired-saturday-reports-no

[2026-06-06 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Airports] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: US and Iran exchange strikes, threatening fragile ceasefire

Snippet: The U.S. said its forces intercepted several Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Kuwait and Bahrein, which were fired after the American military shot down drones and targeted Iranian radar sites, in another escalation that threatens a shaky ceasefire in the region.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/us-iran-war-missile-strikes-undermining-fragile-ceasefire/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-06-06 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Female Navy officers fear a career cap after Hegseth's promotion list cuts

Snippet: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his address during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/navy-promotions-women-hegseth-pentagon-e744efae3cc70902732fffce7ee1a69c

[2026-06-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Inside the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal that Trump withdrew from

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Friday defended the continued lack of a war-ending deal with Iran by once again trashing the prior nuclear agreement brokered by Barack Obama, his predecessor and longtime political foe."They've dealt with very weak and ineffective leadership on behalf of the United States" and others "that allowed them to get away with murder," Trump said of Iran in an NBC News interview.He was asked why Iran is still holding out in negotiations if they are desperate to

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/06/trump-iran-jcpoa-nuclear-deal-obama.html

[2026-06-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: The signs the Liberty are figuring it out on defense

Snippet: If there’s one thing Jonquel Jones wants the Liberty to carry over from Wednesday’s 97-82 win to open Commissioner’s Cup play, it’s the team’s defensive intensity and pressure.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/sports/liberty-figuring-it-out-on-defense-with-fiebich-laney-hamilton/

[2026-06-06 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: General among three Lebanese soldiers killed by Israeli strike in south Lebanon | The National

Snippet: Three Lebanese soldiers, including two officers, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on their military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said, in one of the deadliest single attacks on the country's armed forces since the war began.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/06/general-among-several-lebanese-soldiers-killed-by-israeli-strike-in-south-lebanon/

[2026-06-06 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing deploys new missiles matching Patriots opposite Taiwan

Snippet: State broadcaster CCTV showed troops from the Fujian-based 73rd Army Group testing the new missiles in the Gobi Desert

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3356216/beijing-deploys-new-missiles-matching-patriots-opposite-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 21:12 UTC+10:00] [HQ-16F] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing deploys new missiles matching Patriots opposite Taiwan

Snippet: State broadcaster CCTV showed troops from the Fujian-based 73rd Army Group testing the new missiles in the Gobi Desert

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3356216/beijing-deploys-new-missiles-matching-patriots-opposite-taiwan

[2026-06-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: On China, Trump picked the right battle but the wrong strategy

Snippet: A long trade war looms. Trump’s scattershot protectionism, chaotic tariffs and belligerence against our natural allies guarantees that US trade policy will remain a hot mess

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/06/us-china-trump-trade-war

[2026-06-06 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Lebanon says three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car

Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has launched an investigation after confirming it attacked a vehicle carrying Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0g8jymg92o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-06 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF southern Lebanon strike may have hit Lebanese Army personnel, military investigating

Snippet: The IDF said it is investigating an incident on Saturday in which the military struck a vehicle in the Tebnit area of southern Lebanon, which may have been carrying Lebanese military personnel.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898520

[2026-06-06 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Wan Chai temple and Stanley Mosque set for highest level of heritage protection

Snippet: Hung Shing Temple on Queen’s Road East is among oldest in Wan Chai, while mosque is one of just two surviving Islamic buildings built before war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3356213/wan-chai-temple-and-stanley-mosque-set-highest-level-heritage-protection?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 20:34 UTC+10:00] [God of the South Sea] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Wan Chai temple and Stanley Mosque set for highest level of heritage protection

Snippet: Hung Shing Temple on Queen’s Road East is among oldest in Wan Chai, while mosque is one of just two surviving Islamic buildings built before war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3356213/wan-chai-temple-and-stanley-mosque-set-highest-level-heritage-protection

[2026-06-06 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strike kills two Lebanese officers and one soldier

Snippet: Two Lebanese officers and one soldier were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road in south Lebanon, the Lebanese army said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-kills-two-lebanese-officers-and-one-soldier

[2026-06-06 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Watch : Workers remove sign from the Grand Aston Havana hotel

Snippet: Hotel workers remove the brand sign on the facade of the Grand Aston Havana Hotel as the Asian group Archipelago International, which came to operate six hotels on the island under the Aston brand, ends its activities in Cuba, under pressure from the United States and to avoid being exposed to sanctions due to its links with the Cuban economic-military conglomerate Gaesa.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/06/videos/watch-workers-remove-sign-from-the-grand-aston-havana-hotel/2359978

[2026-06-06 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Aviation leaders face Iran war fuel shock, rising fare prices at Rio summit

Snippet: The annual industry meeting comes as airlines also battle a shortage of new aircraft

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3356207/aviation-leaders-face-iran-war-fuel-shock-rising-fare-prices-rio-summit?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Airbus] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Aviation leaders face Iran war fuel shock, rising fare prices at Rio summit

Snippet: The annual industry meeting comes as airlines also battle a shortage of new aircraft

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3356207/aviation-leaders-face-iran-war-fuel-shock-rising-fare-prices-rio-summit

[2026-06-06 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Tory leader warns of ‘civil war’ in UK

Snippet: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has slammed UK politicians over what she described as attempts to score points on existing racial divisions, warning that it risked pushing the country towards a “civil war.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641115-tory-leader-civil-war-warning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-06 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Six Day War: When Israel moved from survival to revival - opinion

Snippet: There are moments in the history of nations when a few short days shape reality for generations. Such was June 5, 1967. Fifty-nine years ago today, the Six Day War began, a conflict that lasted only six days yet fundamentally transformed Israel’s security, diplomatic standing, and national identity.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-898212

[2026-06-06 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Coming together again: What D-day teaches about Israel, Iran, and unity - opinion

Snippet: June 6 marks 82 years since D-Day, when the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, during World War II, launched a massive air, land, and sea attack on German-occupied France. It proved to be the beginning of the end of a war that, ultimately, lasted six years.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-898290

[2026-06-06 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: The illusion of change in Iraq: Baghdad's militia shake-up masks a deeper Iranian strategy

Snippet: The decision by two powerful Iran-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq to disarm and hand over their weapons to state control has been welcomed by US and other Western officials.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-898441

[2026-06-06 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones Downed Over Russia, Officials Say

Snippet: Russia said Saturday it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones including near St. Petersburg, where Moscow is hosting a major economic forum, as Ukraine reported at least three people killed by Russian strikes.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/06/hundreds-of-ukrainian-drones-downed-over-russia-officials-say-a92947

[2026-06-06 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says US and Israeli strikes to blame for partial loss of nuclear oversight

Snippet: Iran's deputy foreign minister said US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have prevented the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from being able to monitor them fully.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-us-and-israeli-strikes-blame-partial-loss-nuclear-oversight

[2026-06-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: D-Day veterans mark 82nd anniversary as nearly 100 British names added to memorial

Snippet: Some of the last remaining surviving UK veterans are commemorating the anniversary of D-Day, 82 years since the allied invasion of northern France in World War Two.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm53nqvndo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-06 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait intercepted

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his confidence that the war in Iran will soon come to an end and gas prices will fall. Rallying for his party ahead of the midterm elections, Trump described the Republican party as the only option for farmers.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-bahrain-kuwait-missiles-drones-df859624fb659cb28cec798200cc85d4

[2026-06-06 18:03 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran, US exchange missile and drone fire, testing fragile ceasefire

Snippet: American forces have come under Iranian missile and drone fire in the Persian Gulf as the war that began nearly 100 days ago continues to simmer, with a resolution apparently no closer.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-us-exchange-missile-and-drone-fire-testing-fragile-ceasefire-20260606-p604i6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US intercepts Iranian attacks as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

Snippet: The United States has announced that it has intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones that were launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf as negotiations between the two sides stall.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/us-intercepts-iranian-attacks-as-israel-continues-to-bomb-lebanon

[2026-06-06 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Al-Qaeda-linked armed group JNIM releases propaganda video of Mali attack

Snippet: The Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has released a propaganda video of the attack on 25 April 2026 against the Malian army camp and the airport in Sevaré, near Mopti, in central Mali.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/06/al-qaeda-linked-armed-group-jnim-releases-propaganda-video-of-mali-attack/

[2026-06-06 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US authorises $2bn sale of counter-drone systems to Kuwait | The National

Snippet: The ​US ​State ⁠Department ⁠said ​on Friday it ⁠had given its approval to the sale ​of ⁠counter-unmanned aerial ‌systems ​platforms and related equipment to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/06/06/us-authorises-2bn-sale-of-counter-drone-systems-to-kuwait/

[2026-06-06 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: North Korea’s Kim orders navy to build 10,000-tonne destroyer: State media

Snippet: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has ordered his navy to build a 10,000-tonne destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, before a visit by China’s Xi Jinping.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/north-koreas-kim-orders-navy-to-build-10000-tonne-destroyer-state-media

[2026-06-06 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Settler attacks and Israeli raids across West Bank: Wafa

Snippet: Palestine's Wafa news agency reported several incidents across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Saturday, including alleged settler attacks and Israeli military operations.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wafa-reports-settler-attacks-and-israeli-raids-across-west-bank

[2026-06-06 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia downs 376 Ukrainian drones overnight on final day of St Petersburg forum

Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone strikes on each other in recent months as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war remain stalled

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3356196/russia-downs-376-ukrainian-drones-overnight-final-day-st-petersburg-forum?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Saint Petersburg] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia downs 376 Ukrainian drones overnight on final day of St Petersburg forum

Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone strikes on each other in recent months as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war remain stalled

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3356196/russia-downs-376-ukrainian-drones-overnight-final-day-st-petersburg-forum

[2026-06-06 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 1st funeral held for victim of Hanwha Aerospace factory blast

Snippet: The first funeral for one of five people killed in a deadly factory explosion at Hanwha Aerospace, a defense company, was held in the central city of Daejeon on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10765171

[2026-06-06 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: 1st funeral held for victim of Hanwha Aerospace factory blast

Snippet: DAEJEON, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The first funeral for one of five people killed in a deadly factory explosion at Hanwha Aerospace, a defense company, was held in the central city of Daejeon on Saturday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260606002100320

[2026-06-06 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Araghchi rejects claim that Iran is using Lebanon as leverage

Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who accused Iran of using Lebanon as a “bargaining chip” in negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/araghchi-rejects-claim-iran-using-lebanon-leverage

[2026-06-06 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lebanon's largest amnesty since civil war could replace death sentences

Snippet: Sunni Muslims hold a portrait of imprisoned Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir during a protest against a clause in a proposed amnesty law that would exclude some prisoners, including the cleric, from being eligible for amnesty, after Friday prayers in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-amnesty-draft-law-israel-hezbollah-79cd7e750251a333a9537c568b353f01

[2026-06-06 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Civic group installs first civilian marker on Pag-asa Island, donates P1.2M in aid

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A Manila-based civic organization installed the first permanent marker by a non-military group on Pag-asa Island im the West Philippine Sea on Friday, coinciding with the delivery of nearly P1.2 million worth of educational donations to students and schools in one of the country's most remote communities.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/06/news/civic-group-installs-first-civilian-marker-on-pag-asa-island-donates-p12m-in-aid/2359953

[2026-06-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Cancer research] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference

Snippet: Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/new-weapons-war-on-cancer-asco-conference-takeaways

[2026-06-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ICC defense seeks trial safeguards in Duterte drug war case

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte filed submissions Friday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging judges to adopt tighter rules governing evidence and witness testimony as the court prepares for his trial on charges related to the country's anti-drug campaign.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/06/news/icc-defense-seeks-trial-safeguards-in-duterte-drug-war-case/2359952

[2026-06-06 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US raises threat assessment level for Israeli spying of officials to 'critical'

Snippet: The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has reportedly raised its counter-intelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical”, according to US media reports citing two current US officials and one former official.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-raises-threat-assessment-level-israeli-spying-officials-critical

[2026-06-06 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Ukraine pushes EU to send military-aged men back home – media

Snippet: Ukraine has asked the EU to exclude military-aged Ukrainian men from temporary protection measures, the bloc’s Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has said, according to Deutsche Welle. Kiev has been seeking to replenish troop numbers amid mounting manpower shortages.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641097-ukraine-draft-age-refugees-eu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-06 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Independent says economic impact of Iran war is hitting Britain

Snippet: The Independent has argued that the economic consequences of the conflict between the United States and Iran are increasingly being felt in Britain, with households facing higher costs for energy, food and mortgages amid wider market disruption.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/independent-says-economic-impact-iran-war-hitting-britain

[2026-06-06 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/usa-iran-war-updates-june-6-2026/

[2026-06-06 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Recreational boaters feel pinched by higher fuel prices too

Snippet: U.S. boaters, like drivers, are feeling the pinch from the Iran war with higher gas costs. (AP video: Mike Householder and Dee-Ann Durbin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/boats-fuel-prices-summer-lake-war-442b17d875eb835408a6d03b385d0b90

[2026-06-06 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel launches air strikes across southern Lebanon, officials say

Snippet: The Lebanese Civil Defence said five people, including a paramedic, were killed and another person wounded in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Zibdin, as Israel continued air strikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-launches-air-strikes-across-southern-lebanon-officials-say

[2026-06-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How China is cashing in on a global scramble for offshore oil and gas

Snippet: Chinese firms dominate the global market for machinery used to extract offshore energy – a sector that is booming amid the Iran war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3356113/how-china-cashing-global-scramble-offshore-oil-and-gas?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Tianjin] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How China is cashing in on a global scramble for offshore oil and gas

Snippet: Chinese firms dominate the global market for machinery used to extract offshore energy – a sector that is booming amid the Iran war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3356113/how-china-cashing-global-scramble-offshore-oil-and-gas

[2026-06-06 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: World Environment Day: Zayed National Museum celebrates generations of Emiratis living in harmony with nature | The National

Snippet: Zayed National Museum is marking World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, with a programme that takes in weaving, weapons and wits.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/06/06/world-environment-day-zayed-national-museum-celebrates-generations-of-emiratis-living-in-harmony-with-nature/

[2026-06-06 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Taiwan racing to arm itself as US reliability wanes

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/taiwan-racing-to-arm-itself-as-us-reliability-wanes/