IJR News — today's news from every sideDerek Foss Afghanistan's warning about defending its land makes sense after this reported attack in Kunar. Maya Lindstrom US strikes on those Iranian tankers risk turning a regional dispute into a wider oil crisis. Jared Kim The humanitarian issues are too severe for any country to host or join Eurovision right now. Priya Raman Optus must be held accountable with real fines before another outage hits emergency services again. Rachel Meyers Iraq must get serious about controlling its territory or these drone incidents will keep pulling the region into bigger conflicts. Sam Okafor Ukraine clearly needs those extra Patriot batteries right away given how Russia is hitting Kyiv again. Vietnam, Myanmar pledge deeper defense ties, bar hostile use of territory — Sep 4, 2026Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to deepen defense and security cooperation, including officer training, disaster response, information sharing, and joint efforts against transnational crime, while pledging not to allow either side’s territory to be used against the other. They will expand collaboration through ASEAN and Mekong frameworks and broaden economic ties in areas like agriculture, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure, as Vietnam pursues a broader strategic partnership agenda with Russia and France and related space initiatives.
Nicole Hardy Curious if this economic side, ag and telecom deals, actually moves faster than the defense talk usually does.
