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Ukraine Expands Strategic Defense Partnerships Across the Gulf Region

Zelenskyy’s Landmark Visit Strengthens Security Cooperation Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, concluded a significant diplomatic tour of key Gulf nations, reinforcing Ukraine’s growing role as...

Number of US troops in Middle East surpasses 50,000 — newspaper

The current number of US troops in the Middle East is roughly 10,000 above the usual NEW YORK - The number of US troops in...

Trump weighs sending another 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East, WSJ reports

Thousands of US troops have reportedly already been dispatched to the region The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground ‌troops ‌to...

China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines

BEIJING: China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing “conflict and the chaos of war” to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base...

US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with...

North Korea has long described the allies’ joint exercises as invasion rehearsals Freedom Shield is one of two ‘command post’ exercises that the allies conduct each year

US lawmakers urge ‘significant’ defense spending hike in Taiwan

Taiwan has spent many billions of dollars upgrading its military in the past decade But faces growing US pressure to do more to protect itself against China

Pakistan and Kazakhstan Commit to Strategic Defence Partnership, Vow to Deepen Military Ties

High-Level Dialogue in Islamabad Charts Course for Enhanced Security Cooperation, Training, and Regional Stability ISLAMABAD – In a significant step to fortify strategic bilateral relations,...

CENTCOM chief reportedly to visit Israel on Saturday amid US military buildup in Mideast

Witkoff and Kushner also said expected in Israel; senior Iranian official says ‘everything is on high alert’ as Islamic Republic readies for potential US attack, threatens...

Japan, U.S. defense chiefs confirm strong alliance amid concerns in Asia

WASHINGTON - The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States on Thursday agreed to reinforce the deterrence and response capabilities of the bilateral alliance amid concerns in Asia that Washington's focus...

Chinese, Iranian warships in South Africa for exercises

China-led exercises near main navy base are also meant to involve Russia Drills risk further straining South Africa’s ties with the United States