Taiwan should expect a "resolute reaction" from the US if China attacks the island, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) vowed on Friday while leading a congressional delegation in Taipei. "Know that any hostile unprovoked attack on Taiwan will result in a resolute reaction from...
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would replace Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, a move that comes amid Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive. "Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the ministry needs...
A Russian official said Friday that an advanced Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, known as Sarmat, has been placed on combat duty. "The Sarmat strategic system has assumed combat alert posture," said Yury Borisov, the head of Russia's Roscosmos...
The US is set to arm Ukraine with controversial depleted uranium (DU) ammunition as part of an upcoming arms package for use with US-made Abrams tanks, Reuters reported on Friday. DU is a heavy metal that's a byproduct of enriched uranium and is extremely dense,...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday told critics of Ukraine's slow counteroffensive to "shut up" amid a flood of leaks from Western officials pinning the blame for the lack of success on Ukrainian commanders. "Criticizing the slow pace of (the)...
The US and Israel will simulate striking Iranian nuclear facilities as part of a series of joint military exercises that will be held in the coming months, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday, citing Israeli TV. Back in January, the US and Israel conducted the...
The US military is in talks to build a Taiwan-facing port in the northernmost Philippine islands, Reuters reported on Thursday. The proposed project would be in the Batanes islands, less than 125 miles from Taiwan. US involvement in the project would raise tensions...
Niger's military junta has ordered police to expel the French ambassador from the country and revoked his diplomatic immunity. Ambassador Sylvain Itte was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours last Friday, but Paris ignored the deadline. The order for Itte to...
A spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday outlined "obstacles" that are preventing the resumption of high-level military talks between the US and China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu both attended the...
The Biden administration has approved the first-ever military aid package for Taiwan using Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to buy US arms. The Associated Press noted that FMF is typically reserved for...
