What’s next for the US-Philippines basing agreement?
MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines is expected to work on dozens of projects this year to upgrade military bases as part of an agreement with the United States. Signed in 2014,…
Taiwan to deploy Sky Bow III missile systems to counter China’s ballistic missile capability
Taipei City (Agencies): Taiwan has initiated the deployment of its Sky Bow III surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, known locally as Tien Kung III, at existing MIM-23 Hawk and Sky Bow…
Germany and Ukraine to sign security pact at Munich Security Conference
BERLIN (Agencies): Germany and Ukraine are expected to sign a security cooperation agreement at the Munich Security Conference, which will take place from February 16-18, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine…
Thousands of Canadian businesses could go bust – report
Ottawa (Agencies): Thousands of small businesses in Canada face the risk of closing down after the government ended pandemic-era support last month and as interest rates are at a two-decade…
India sends attack sub to Sri Lanka to counter China
NEW DELHI (Agenciess): India’s INS Karanj, a diesel attack submarine, docked in Sri Lanka over the weekend to counter China’s activities in the Indian Ocean. The sub arrived at the…
Pentagon, Raytheon Sign Contract Worth $68.4Mln for Delivery of 50 Missiles to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Agencies): According to Agencies, the US Department of Defense has signed a contract worth $68.4 million with the Raytheon defense-industrial company for the production and delivery of 50 air-to-ground…
Florida sends troops to stop migrant ‘invasion’
Florida (Agencies): Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he will deploy members of the Florida National Guard to assist Texas in repelling an “invasion” of illegal immigrants. Roughly 1,000 soldiers…
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to seven years each in ‘un-Islamic nikah’ case
Rawalpindi (Agencies): A Rawalpindi court has sentenced former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years each in a case related to their marriage during…
US Airstrikes Hit Iranian Targets in Syria and Iraq – CENTCOM
WASHINGTON (Agencies): In response to a drone strike on a US garrison on the border of Jordan and Syria that killed three US service members and injured dozens more, US…
US, British Defense Chiefs Discuss Middle East Threats
Washington (Agencies): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his British counterpart Grant Shapps at the Pentagon to discuss security threats in the Middle East. The two leaders discussed “the…