Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific
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.
China says Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah met for talks in Beijing
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...
Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing
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...
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
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...
Top Russian military official appears in court on bribery charges
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 warns against maritime containment at naval symposium
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...
North Korea fires missile off east coast, South Korea, Japan say
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...
Taiwan thanks US for aid package, says will ‘safeguard peace’
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...
Taiwan’s defense ministry detects 21 Chinese military aircraft
The median line bisects the Taiwan Strait, a narrow 180-kilometer waterway separating the island from mainland China
Taipei’s defense ministry said it had detected 21...
Saudi assistant defense minister holds talks with Pakistan’s top military officials in Islamabad
Saudi Arabia’s assistant minister of defense, Talal Al-Otaibi, on Friday held talks with top officials from the Pakistan Army during an official visit to Islamabad.
He reviewed relations between...










