https://focus-news.info/en_GB Focus is comprised of a team of editors based in the United States and dozens of freelance reporters and content creators who live around the world. The mission of Focus is to investigate and amplify stories of major importance that are often overlooked by local and regional media outlets. en-gb images/2026/06/15/56597-1-370_237.jpg Beijing has accompanied a doctored viral map with unprecedented law enforcement patrols east of Taiwan. Its state media now describe those waters as China's 'near seas.' http://focus-news.info/r/16c54 gc9/features/2026/06/15/feature-01 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/15/56598-afp__20191001__xxjpbee008429_20191001_pepfn0a001__v1__highres__prc70yearschinabeijin-370_237.jpg Australia’s government has been reluctant to discuss a mainland strike scenario, even as a think-tank says the public underestimates the risk. http://focus-news.info/r/16c6v gc9/features/2026/06/15/feature-02 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/12/56561-afp__20260610__b6ll8cr__v1__highres__britainaustraliadiplomacydefence-370_237.jpg The declaration was Australia's third in five days stressing Taiwan Strait stability, following joint statements with New Zealand and Germany. http://focus-news.info/r/16bt7 gc9/features/2026/06/12/feature-01 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/11/56559-photo_1__1_-370_237.jpg Australia has completed its P-8A Poseidon fleet and signed a new aerial surveillance contract. http://focus-news.info/r/16bps gc9/features/2026/06/11/feature-02 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/10/56539-1-370_237.jpg Canberra's approval of the Japanese-backed project comes as the Australian government forces China-linked investors to sell their stakes in a separate rare earth developer. http://focus-news.info/r/16bi7 gc9/features/2026/06/10/feature-01 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/10/56547-afp__20260608__xxjpbee000010_20260609_pepfn0a001__v1__highres__dprkpyongyangchinaxij-370_237.jpg China dropped denuclearization language from the summit readout; Beijing has shifted from mediator to strategic partner, say analysts. http://focus-news.info/r/16bjy gc9/features/2026/06/10/feature-02 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/09/56509-df-61-370_237.jpg China expanded its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country over the past year, while nuclear-armed states increasingly deployed warheads to operational forces. http://focus-news.info/r/16ba7 gc9/features/2026/06/09/feature-01 Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/09/56522-260526-n-vy281-1001-370_237.jpg China answered the drills with patrols of its own, while Manila and Washington reaffirmed their alliance at a Singapore defense summit. http://focus-news.info/r/16bby gc9/features/2026/06/09/feature-02 Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/08/56491-nz_mps-370_237.jpg Recent actions against foreign lawmakers and an NY Times reporter signal a broader effort to isolate Taiwan, say analysts. http://focus-news.info/r/16ay4 gc9/features/2026/06/08/feature-01 Mon, 8 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/08/56501-hji_1fraoaaq1jx-370_237.jpg The inaugural iteration of PRAGATI brought together troops from 12 partner nations as India seeks to forge regional security ties across the Indo-Pacific. http://focus-news.info/r/16azv gc9/features/2026/06/08/feature-02 Mon, 8 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/05/56457-1-1-370_237.jpg An Indonesian fisherman found a device tied to China's undersea surveillance push. Beijing is aiming to monitor key chokepoints. http://focus-news.info/r/16ahg gc9/features/2026/06/05/feature-01 Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/04/56438-714822903_1455548419945401_383264574314780638_-370_237.jpg 'You cannot tell me that I cannot recognize Taiwan,' Palau's president said, defending ties with Taipei as Taiwan's vice president prepares to visit. http://focus-news.info/r/16a9g gc9/features/2026/06/04/feature-01 Thu, 4 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000