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Warnings of possible Iranian drone attack led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

Abrupt withdrawal of aircraft from the vital foreign US military installation followed arrest of five men near the base

Faster returns and stricter border controls: How the EU plans to tighten migration

The EU is cracking down on migration two months after launching the Migration and Asylum Pact. Migrants with no right to...

Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact

The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move ...

SIPRI hosts Canberra workshop on China’s export control framework

On 23 September, SIPRI’s Dual–Use and Arms Trade Control Programme delivered a workshop in Canberra on ‘Developments in ...

Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’Lea...

The New Red Sea Wars

Conflicts in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa have become inseparable.

Russian forces strike enemy radars in Poltava, Odessa regions, data centers across Ukraine

The Russian military continued to carry out strikes targeting Ukrainian logistics hubs, transport facilities and port in...

Defense minister rejects criticism of passivity, vows firm stance on provocations

South Korea is responding firmly to North Korea, Minister of Defense Kang Shin-chul said Tuesday, rejecting criticism th...

Ukrainian attacks kill 29 Russian civilians over past week — diplomat

According to Rodion Miroshnik, 230 civilian casualties were caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, accounting for 98% of all...

Iran Faces Severe Challenges to Rebuild Missile and Drone Production

With the significant Israeli and U.S. military attacks against Iran in 2025 and early 2026, analysts have discussed and ...

Israel puts military on alert for October 7 anniversary, warns Gazans

The office of Defence Minister Israel Katz said the instruction came "in light of intelligence regarding Hamas's intenti...

North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace push

North Korea’s laying of landmines along its heavily fortified border with the South has laid bare how misaligned the two...

Alaska LNG project gains appeal, but economics still key: minister

South Korea’s industry minister said Tuesday that a proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas project carried added strategi...

Yemen’s Houthis say struck Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites

The fighting in Yemen has become the most active front in the West Asia war in recent weeks, displacing more than 1,84,0...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan to discuss prevention with U.S. after alleged Okinawa murder: minister

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Ukraine attacks Moscow region with 650 drones as both sides step up strikes

A massive attack involving 650 drones targeted Moscow overnight, leaving at least two dead, Russian authorities said on ...

Death toll from drone attack on Moscow Region rises to 2 — governor

Nine people were injured in the attack, Andrey Vorobyov added

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,544,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,540 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Geran drones strike several data centers in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said these centers processed data for government and commercial services, including those u...

Badenoch calls for UK ‘Iron Dome’ missile defence system - UK politics live

Conservatives plan ‘new integrated air and missile defence system to protect Britain from attack – in essence, a British...

US Navy helicopter disappears after declaring emergency over Red Sea near Saudi Arabia

US Navy helicopter disappears after declaring emergency over Red Sea near Saudi Arabia A US Navy helicopter disappeared ...

New China-Laos training center could be Chinese military base: observers

A satellite image shows construction of an airport in Ban Keun, where China’s Ministry of National Defense says it has o...

Massive Ukrainian drone attack targets Moscow, Russian officials say

Ukraine launched overnight one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow in the past two years, killing one man and injurin...

Nigeria: Security Agents Kill ISWAP Commander in Ondo

[Daily Trust] Security forces in Ondo State have killed Abdussamad Ohida, a commander of the Islamic State West Africa P...

Seven injured in drone attack on passenger bus in DPR’s Gorlovka

The bus was attacked in the Kalininsky District

North Korea turning to knock-off parts for missiles used in Ukraine: Report

North Korea has relied heavily on counterfeit U.S. and European parts to produce missiles and drones used in the war aga...

Why Simply Reviving Plan Colombia Won’t Work

Abstract Amid the deteriorating security environment in Colombia, the country’s new president has agreed to renew cooper...

America’s Defense Industrial Base Begins at the Mine

Abstract The U.S. defense industrial base depends not only on the factories that produce weapons, but also on the mines,...

Japan to research use of automatic navigation and AI for SDF transport ships

The move is expected to support operation of ships by limited numbers of crew, amid a labor shortage reflecting Japan's ...

What happens when Chinese artificial intelligence goes rogue?

Beijing has dismissed some of these warnings as "fearmongering," seeing the calls to slow AI development as an attempt t...

650 drones overnight: Ukraine unleashes massive strike on Moscow region

MBDA Offers SM39 Block 2 Mod 2 for Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines

MBDA confirmed that the company is offering its submarine-launched SM39 Exocet anti-ship missile for Indonesia’s future ...

Yemen Regains City of Mocha on Red Sea

Yemen's armed forces took control of the Red Sea city of Mocha on Monday after battles with the Iran-backed Houthis, sta...

Iranian Ships Test Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty Again

The U.S. has threatened Sri Lanka with sanctions if it provides supplies to Iranian vessels stranded off its coasts.

Can Japan build a defense-startup ecosystem?

Japan needs to build a defense-startup ecosystem that connects government demand, procurement, private capital and civil...

EU mulls tougher restrictions on Russian diplomats as hybrid threats intensify

The recent spate of hybrid attacks across Europe has raised questions over the possible involvement of Russian diplomats...

Turkmenistan grows its arsenal of Chinese air defences as Russia’s role shrinks

Turkmenistan has added the FK-2000 missile-and-gun system to its growing arsenal of Chinese-made air defences, highlight...

One killed, six injured in overnight drone attack on Moscow Region

Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported that 185 UAVs had been shot down overnight across 16 municipalities in the region

India sizes up US F-35 stealth jets in landmark first on home turf

US F-35 stealth fighters have joined Indian warplanes for military exercises near the Pakistan border in recent days, ma...

Koizumi to meet Okinawa governor after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said he would like to see new response measures implemented "as soon as possible," but...