Defense

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.has ordered his military to shift its focus to external defense from decades-long domestic anti-insurgency operations Philippines: Military force from the...

Philippines and China have clashed several times in disputed, resource-rich waterway Latest skirmish took place late last month, in an incident Manila describes as dangerous

The defense ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines on Thursday pledged to maintain the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, where concerns are growing over China's increasing assertiveness.

BEIJING: China said Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for “in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation.”“Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the...

US Secretary State Antony Blinken has stressed the ‘critical importance’ of maintaining peace and stability across Taiwan Strait while in China Taiwan reported renewed Chinese...

Five of the 31 tanks the US sent to Ukraine in January 2023 have already been lost to Russian drone attacks US officials said they will work...

A top Russian military official arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe was sent to pre-trial detention Wednesday after appearing before a court in central Moscow, court officials said in a statement.

China on Monday warned against attempts to carry out maritime containment, with a senior military officer telling a regional navy symposium in the eastern port city of Qingdao that such a policy...

The projectile appeared to have landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone area North Korea fired “several” ballistic missiles on Monday toward the sea off its...

Taiwanese premier Chen Chien-jen: ‘A peaceful and stable Taiwan Strait is a most important key to peace and prosperity in the world’ TAIPEI: Taiwan will...