Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 103 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes operating around Taiwan from 6 am Sunday to 6 am Monday, the most in a 24-hour period since Taipei began releasing the figures in September 2020. According to The New York...
Five Iranian Americans arrived in Qatar on Monday after being released by Iranian authorities as part of a prisoner swap deal between Washington and Tehran that was mediated by Doha and unfroze $6 billion in Iranian funds. The five Americans were greeted by US and...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Washington next week as Congress debates the $24 billion in additional spending on the proxy war in Ukraine that the White House has requested. The visit hasn't been officially announced but has been reported...
China has been conducting major military drills near Taiwan and other areas of the western Pacific in an effort to push back against the increasing US activity in the region. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Shandong aircraft carrier was one of 20 naval vessels...
The commander of US Air Forces in Europe and Africa told reporters Wednesday that the US is considering moving its drone base in Niger following the July 26 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. "There are several locations I'll say that we're looking at, but...
Sweden said Thursday that Ukrainian pilots have completed a first round of training on Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets. "The orientation training has been completed and according to the report I received from the defense forces, the training went well," Swedish...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implied in an interview with The Economist that Ukrainian refugees in Europe might resort to terrorism if Western aid to Ukraine is curtailed. The Economist report reads: "Curtailing aid to Ukraine will only prolong the war, Mr...
The US will withhold $85 million in annual military aid to Egypt and redirect some of the funds to Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The $85 million the US is withholding over human rights abuses is just a small portion of the $1.3 billion in...
Israeli airstrikes hit targets near Syria's Mediterranean Sea port city of Tartous on Wednesday, killing two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The report said the strikes targeted air defense positions. On top of the two Syrian soldiers that were...
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Russia has been able to significantly ramp up its production of ammunition and other armaments despite Western sanctions meant to degrade the country's military industry. According to one senior Western defense official,...
