Ukraine pleads for more weapons to counter Russia
Leaders of Germany, France and Italy are expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday.
Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale under Biden
Taipei's defence ministry said the sale would help Taiwan's ships "maintain proper equipment... and meet the practical needs of combat readiness tasks in light of recent frequent…
Time to boost ties with Philippines: US think tank
The report also pushed for a stronger implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), a pact signed in 2014 which allows the United States to construct…
Ukraine war will disrupt gas market long term, Russia’s nuclear energy may be hit
US energy specialist Ernest Moniz posits that if Russia loses significant market share, “other players such as China, Japan, Europe and the US will have to step in”.
Stalemate with Russia ‘not an option’: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky further said the ultimate aim is the "full de-occupation of our entire territory".
Japan scrambled aircraft 4.5 times more this May than last
The Defense Ministry said that the number was inflated by responses to China’s exercises of fighter jets and helicopters with the Liaoning aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Senior US official warns North Korea of ‘swift and forceful response’ to nuclear test
If North Korea carries out the nuclear test, it would be the seventh coming after the last one in September 2017, and fifth since Kim Jong-un took power in 2011.
Russian general killed in eastern Ukraine: Russian state media reporter
The report was published on the Telegram app by state television reporter Alexander Sladkov but it did not mention when or where Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed.
China warns Australia risks ‘serious consequences’ after jet interception
Australia has argued it is not unusual for it to undertake surveillance flights in the South China Sea, a region Beijing insists comes under its domain despite a 2016 Hague ruling…
Japan’s de facto aircraft carrier Izumo to be dispatched to Indo-Pacific from mid-June
The deployment includes other vessels, such as the destroyers Takanami and Kirisame and a submarine, and aerial units including a P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, and will run…