Asia-Pacific
“We will surpass the US by 2027” – CHINA
Late last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for greater efforts to modernize the country's military, stressing that it is…
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Drones
“Drones could replace UK’s troops” – UK Defense Secretary
One month ago, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could replace British troops in a future…
History
“The non-expansion of New START does not mean a new world war” – RUSSIA
The potential of Russia's strategic nuclear weapons is currently over-guaranteed, said Yury Solomonov, chief designer at the Moscow Institute of…
Middle East & North Africa
The U.S. extended sanctions against IRAN
The United States has extended sanctions against Iran. The target is the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, along with 10 entities,…
News
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: MEETING BETWEEN GREECE & ISRAEL
The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, on Monday…
News
Beijing to sanction Lockheed Martin – China / Taiwan
Last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry invited the U.S. to cancel its arms sales deal with Taiwan. The spokesman for…
Military & Defense
TURKEY: No Consultations about S-400s – Erdogan
Recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Ankara would not hold consultations with the United States on testing air…
Asia-Pacific
KASHMIR: India shot down Pakistani drone
India and Pakistan often accuse each other of violating their airspace by flying quadcopters along the line in Kashmir. As…
Middle East & North Africa
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rocket attacks
Several strikes in the eastern and central areas of the Gaza Strip were carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces…
Asia-Pacific
China calls on the US to suspend arms sales to Taiwan
In response to the latest round of US arms sales to Taiwan, the Chinese MFA invited the United States to…
Politics & Diplomacy
19-year-old accused of plotting to kill Joe Biden
TMZ reports that the FBI has arrested a 19-year-old man in North Carolina on charges of attempted murder against Joe…
Greece
Turkey renewed NAVTEX in Greek territorial waters – Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey renewed NAVTEX for the "Oruc Reis" research vessel on Tuesday night, which recently resumed operations in Greek territorial waters.…