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Russia Arrests Young Woman Over Death of Top Military Blogger
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday (Apr 3) detained a young woman after an explosion killed a top Russian military…
Taiwan to accelerate military drone development, taking lessons from Ukraine war
Taiwan will speed up development of drones for military use, taking into account the lessons of the war…
North Korea pledges ‘expanded, intensified’ military drills
North Korea’s top army officials have said they will expand and intensify military drills to ensure their readiness…
Israel army says shot down rocket fired from Gaza
Israeli air defenses intercepted a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza on Saturday, the military said. Sirens…
China considering tripling stockpile of nuclear warheads, sources say
China is considering tripling its stockpile of nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035, as tensions with the United…
Japan’s influence in Asia waning, Australia think tank says
A strengthening of Japan’s defense capabilities will not be enough to compensate for the country’s waning overall influence…
Republicans didn’t really want to cut the military budget after all
The new conservative House of Representatives has taken power and is ready to take on President Joe Biden…
Somalia launches military offensive against al-Shabab extremist group
Enough was enough. For 13 years, extremists with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate had controlled Mohamud Adow’s village in…
Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting
As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle…
Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan’s air space
Four Chinese military aircraft and several vessels were detected near Taiwan early Monday morning in the latest provocation of Beijing…