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Under Houthi fire, Saudi Arabia looks to China for missile support

Saudi Arabia’s rapid expansion of a ballistic missile factory signals a transformative shift in its pursuit of strategic...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
The next phase of military rule in Egypt is here

El-Sisi’s announcement that he will not run for a fourth term may signal a new leadership arrangement.

Cairo, Egypt · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
AUKUS on track for Australia subs in early 2030s, Marles says

CEBU, Philippines, Oct 28 - Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday the country remains on track to...

Canberra, Australia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
AUKUS on track for Australia nuclear-powered subs in early 2030s: Defence Minister

He said Australia is on track to receive Virginia-class submarines from the US.

Canberra, Australia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Hegseth Says US Seeking Asean Defense Cooperation Framework

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US is seeking a framework for defense cooperation with Southeast Asia as Wash...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Could Xi broker a Trump-Kim summit? Seoul sees opening, US experts skeptical

South Korean and US watchers are diverging on the possibility of Beijing playing a role in reviving US-North Korea talks...

Seoul, South Korea · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Putin courts Africa leaders at Moscow summit to expand influence

The continent has taken on greater strategic importance for Russia since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow, Russia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Xi’s military purges make U.S. deterrence more urgent

President Xi Jinping's sweeping purge of China's military has concentrated power in his hands and raised the risk of agg...

Beijing, China · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Japan, U.S. defense chiefs agree to boost deterrence amid China clout

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed Wednesday in the Philippines the...

Philippines · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Inside Ukraine's extraordinary underground pipeline operation against Russian forces near Kupiansk

Turning a tactic previously used by Russian troops against them, Ukrainian forces infiltrated enemy positions near Kupia...

Kupiansk, Ukraine · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
German chancellor, top CEOs head to Seoul for Asia-Pacific forum

South Korea is set to welcome top executives and policymakers from Germany and across the Asia-Pacific region this week ...

Seoul, South Korea · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war

Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in YemenA multi...

Strait of Hormuz · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK defence ministry spent £186mn more on Palantir than value of public contracts

US software group has faced criticism for its links to Donald Trump’s administration and that country’s defence sector

United Kingdom · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
What a local ceasefire means for the Russia-Ukraine war

Washington and Moscow are discussing a potential return by American companies to the…

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Defense buildup push faces financial roadblocks

Japan's military ambitions are growing, but so are competing demands on the public purse.

Tokyo, Japan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ethiopia: UN Reports 36,000 Ethiopian Arrivals Fleeing Moyale Conflict, Kenya Rights Commission Urges Aid

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Approximately 36,000 people have crossed from Ethiopia into Kenya to flee conflict in an...

Moyale, Ethiopia/Kenya · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US warns Gulf states of possible military action after November 3 — WSJ

The Pentagon has evacuated US military personnel from Middle Eastern bases where they could be at risk, the newspaper sa...

Middle East · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Somalia: Somalia Reports Deadly Fighting With Al-Shabaab As Both Sides Claim Heavy Losses

[RFI] Somalia's government and Al-Shabaab militants have issued sharply conflicting accounts of deadly fighting near the...

Leego, Somalia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
El Salvador deploys 1,000 troops to Haiti after gang ambush

El Salvador has sent about 1,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadorean members of a UN-backed security mission went mis...

San Salvador, El Salvador · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Can India turn wartime ammo sales into lasting European defence ties?

India has emerged as a major exporter of ammunition and other weapons to Europe since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia...

India · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US deploying additional Patriot air defense system to Israel — WSJ

According to the newspaper, the US military has decided to bolster Israel’s missile defenses

Israel · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
The Tehran opening

HELD amid the threat of a renewed US-Israeli attack on Iran and escalating conflict in the Arabian Peninsula, the meetin...

Tehran, Iran · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Regional security

THE fact that high officials from the Makkah defence pact partner states — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — were in ...

Tehran, Iran · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ukraine's 'shoot the archer' strategy is far from a silver bullet

The story of the Ukraine war is one of “wonder weapons” and their failure to deliver. First it was HIMARS. Then the Abra...

Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US, Australia Pledge to ‘Swiftly Execute’ Defense Collaboration

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart agreed Wednesday on the need to “swiftly execute” defen...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US, Australia Pledge to ‘Swiftly Execute’ Defense Collaboration

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart agreed Wednesday on the need to “swiftly execute” defen...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Czech Republic, S. Korea envision wider nuclear, tech ties

South Korea and the Czech Republic aim to expand cooperation in nuclear energy, robotics and batteries, building on the ...

Czech Republic · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
China formally launches project to build aircraft carrier-sized ‘science island’

China’s massive maritime science infrastructure – an aircraft carrier-sized floating artificial island – has officially ...

China · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says territory recaptured, forces on the offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that ​the country's forces were retaking territory through a series...

Ukraine · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Deeper India-Philippines ties boost US aims in South China Sea

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with kind permission. Read the original here. With so mu...

South China Sea · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
India deploys extra forces after protests against dam

GUWAHATI: India has deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast, authorities said on Tues...

India · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
The port-call situation is wearing out Navy warships

Diego Garcia is the only safe place for ships fighting Iran, but the remote atoll can’t provide the maintenance they nee...

Diego Garcia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies

Lee Jae Myung prioritises Seoul’s interests with its giant neighbour amid strained ties with Ukraine, analysts say

Seoul, South Korea · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
More than 100 people killed in Sudanese army drone attack on market, says Sudanese rights group

At least 113 people injured in the attack; many of those killed and injured are women and children, a rights group says

Sudan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
BREAKING NEWS: Koizumi tells Hegseth Japan plans to boost "denial defense"

BREAKING NEWS: Koizumi tells Hegseth Japan plans to boost "denial defense"Read full story here

Japan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
BREAKING NEWS: Japan, U.S. defense chiefs affirm importance of boosting defense investment

BREAKING NEWS: Japan, U.S. defense chiefs affirm importance of boosting defense investment Read full story here

Tokyo, Japan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US-brokered truce appears to hold in Ukrainian town close to starvation

A ceasefire appeared to be holding ‌on Tuesday around the Ukrainian town of Oleshky after more than four years of Russia...

Oleshky, Ukraine · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia launched over 100 ballistic missiles against Kyiv in past two weeks

Zelensky's comments come one day Russian ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv in a deadly attack on a university campus, a m...

Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs discuss munitions production and ‘denial’ strategy

The U.S. defense chief touted rising investment, greater access, more realistic training "and stronger production of the...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
State arms agency completes development of homegrown Marine attack helicopter

South Korea has completed the development of a homegrown Marine Attack Helicopter fitted with a range of weapons systems...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail

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