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Pacific leaders issue joint rebuke over China missile test

China gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firing the intercontinental ballistic missile in July.

Iran hits U.S. targets over wedding strike that Washington says it is probing

Tehran said it targeted U.S. bases and forces in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq's Kurdistan ...

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: A list of controversies that define his tenure

The defence secretary faces renewed scrutiny after a Republican senator called for his removal from the US cabinet.

Korea Paving Way to Send Naval Ship to Hormuz, Reports Say

South Korea has begun preparations for a possible deployment of a naval support ship and troops to the Strait of Hormuz,...

AI-boosted orbital surveillance can close Southeast Asia’s maritime surveillance gap

Maritime surveillance has become Southeast Asia’s critical capability gap. Artificial intelligence combined with orbital...

Japan's defense minister to skip annual security dialogue in Seoul after war shrine visit: sources

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is expected to skip an annual security forum in Seoul early next week, source...

West Asia war updates: Iran media says six navy personnel killed in U.S. attacks

According to a media report, it wasn’t immediately clear if the six naval personnel were among the seven already reporte...

Iran fires missiles and drones at Kuwait as strikes resume in war with U.S.

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that Iran’s strategy would now be “asymmetrical” and warned, “Dark months...

Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following departure of Dan Driscoll

Telle has previously worked for Trump during his first term as a special assistant to the president for legislative affa...

Iran war live: US rules out Iran talks until ship attacks stop

Remarks come as Iran's First Vice President vows “asymmetrical” and “multi-layered” response to any US attacks.

Officials back more military presence by the US in Australia

Coast guard deploys patrols to ‘monitor’ China ships in east

Canada’s battle to build a new global defense bank

Denmark warns of Russian sabotage

Kiev troops attack DPR territory 47 times in past day, three killed

Fifteen people were wounded

Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary

Telle is currently serving as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

War lingering, Pentagon extends Mideast troop deployments into ’27

The Pentagon has reportedly extended Middle East deployments of American troops, fighter squadrons, and warships into ne...

Adam Telle appointed as acting US Army Secretary, Trump says

Adam Telle appointed as acting US Army Secretary, Trump says US President Donald Trump said that he was appointing Adam ...

Peace in Sudan Can Only Flower After a Weapons Embargo

The case for the White House’s Security Council resolution on Sudan, made by two senior administration officials.

Europe Started Talking Nuclear Deterrence. Still Missing: A Plan

Europe's nuclear future prominently on the agenda. But talk is cheap, even of grand designs, and the debate lacks an und...

After ‘concerning’ losses, Air Force pushes to replace Reaper faster

“There’s no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we’re going to get...

Forum outcomes highlight “complex and challenging strategic environment”

AS delegations head home from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Koror, capital of the Republic of Palau, the region’s pr...

South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says

By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok ShimSEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea is reviewing options, including military measures, ...

Israel reports clearing Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Ridge from Hezbollah infrastructure

According to the IDF statement, the Israeli military also "cleared the area of terrorists"

US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first

The United States should start preparing for scenarios where extreme measures must be taken to stop China from achieving...

Vance sees possibility of covert subversive operations to put pressure on Iran

The US president clarified that "everything that could happen is on the table"

Escaping the Escalation Trap in the Thailand-Cambodia Maritime Dispute

Compulsory conciliation under UNCLOS could help both sides insulate sensitive negotiations from domestic political press...

South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says

Under South Korean law, overseas military deployments require approval by the National Assembly.

Russia to view deployed German long-range systems as legitimate targets — embassy

A representative of the Russian embassy in Berlin said that this would be the case if these systems were aimed at Russia

The USS Abraham Lincoln Is a Troubling Metaphor

Like the Iran war itself, the carrier’s deployment lasted far longer than Trump expected or planned.

At least 10 drones downed while approaching Moscow

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says first responders are working in the area where drone fragments fell

Russian drones struck Coca-Cola plant outside Kyiv, Zelenskyy says

​Russian drones struck and damaged a Coca-Cola plant outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, Ukrainian President...

Germany begins production of 5,000 long-range drones for Kyiv, media reports

The joint venture was established between the German-American defense company Auterion and the Ukrainian drone producer ...

Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic

Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets...

Putin cannot defeat NATO but he could divide and discredit the alliance

If Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to attack NATO, his goal will be to divide and discredit the alliance rather...

US military says 87 vessels diverted so far in Strait of Hormuz

US military says 87 vessels diverted so far in Strait of Hormuz US Central Command (Centcom) said it has redirected a to...

How growing Israeli-Turkish tensions led to a strike on a Syrian air base

Could the growing regional rivalry between Turkey and Israel lead to a military clash? A recent Israeli strike on an air...

Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

Leaders in the Pacific have registered their concern over a nuclear-capable missile test conducted by China in July, cal...

Why the Army wants to deploy nuclear microreactors on US bases

The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions.

Russia is trying to bully Europe into abandoning Ukraine

Russia is escalating its campaign of so-called “grey zone” aggression against Europe as Putin attempts to intimidate EU ...