Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday and signaled Riyadh is open to a naval alliance with Tehran, an idea recently put forward by Iran's navy chief. "I would like to point out the importance of...
The Pentagon on Tuesday claimed that an "accounting error" has freed up an additional $6.2 billion to spend on military aid for Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that weapons sent to Ukraine from US military stockpiles using the...
Ukrainian officials are still pushing for a commitment on Kyiv's potential NATO membership at the alliance's upcoming July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that there will be no formal invitation for Ukraine to join the...
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Beijing and Havana are negotiating to establish a joint military training facility in Cuba, something the report acknowledged China would be exploring as a response to further US military entrenchment in Taiwan. The report...
The US weapons maker Lockheed Martin says it is "standing by" to help Ukrainians fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets once NATO countries finalize their plans to provide Kyiv with the aircraft. Lockheed Martin is also ready to manufacture more F-16s to backfill the...
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that the Russian military has information that shows Ukraine is plotting to attack Crimea with US-provided HIMARS rocket systems and British-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles. "According to our data, the...
A group of Belarusian exiles is receiving training in Poland to prepare for a day when they return to Belarus to take on the government of President Alexander Lukashenko, The Times reported on Sunday. The Times spoke with Belarusians who were training in a field...
Taiwanese military experts will join US and Japanese analysts in conducting war game simulations for a potential conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait, The South China Morning Post reported Monday. It will mark the first time that Taiwanese analysts join the...
The New York Times reported Monday that the US and its Western allies have shipped weapons to Ukraine that were broken and needed repair or were only useful for spare parts. The report also said that Ukraine has not received weapons from contractors that it has paid...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that NATO will not offer a formal invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance at the upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. "At the Vilnius Summit and in the preparations for the Summit, we're...
