Foreign Affairs

  Hong Kong: The US, Australia and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise in the Philippine Sea this week in an apparent challenge to China’s military build-up in the region. China’s air force held live-fire drills...

Washington: After US aircraft carriers Nimitz and Ronald Reagan and their strike groups conducted dual-carrier operations in the South China Sea this month, Chinese newspaper The Global Times reported that “any US aircraft carrier...

Melbourne: In a surprise move, Indonesia has expressed interest in acquiring Austria’s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets. Indonesia’s defence minister Prabowo Subianto wrote a letter to his Austrian counterpart Klaudia Tanner seeking to initiate...

  Washington: The US warship Porter entered the Black Sea on July 19 to take part in an annual NATO exercise, days after Russia placed its Black Sea forces on alert. Sea Breeze 2020 is co...

Washington: The US Air Force on July 17 deployed two B-1B bombers to Guam as the American Navy continued its dual-aircraft carrier operations in the contested South China Sea. Both services described the operations as...

New Delhi: A Tweet released by the Pakistan Navy said the first Yarmook-class corvette was inducted on July 13 during an official ceremony at PN (Pakistan Navy) Dockyard, Khi. The Chief Guest, Chief of...

Washington: The US$174 million Pentagon drone programme meant to give Afghan forces an upper hand against Taliban has come under fire by a watchdog report which said that it has shown few gains. The report...

  Tel Aviv. Russia has a big appetite when is looks at the greater West Asia. After expanding its foothold in Syria, Moscow puts its hands in the war in Libya, located in a very...

Washington: US Army on July 17 issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the preliminary design phase of its delayed Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), the first major step in a relaunched competition...

    Tel Aviv. Israel is closely following Syria's attempt to keep hiding large amount of chemical weapons. More attacks are expected on places where these chemical weapons are hidden. "The Syrians had a stockpile of...

New Delhi: Three soldiers of Pakistan army were killed and eight others, including an officer, injured in an ambush on their convoy near Gichak valley in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on July 16. The Balochistan...

Washington: For the second time in three weeks, US Southern Command has sent a Navy warship through waters off the coast of Venezuela, the combatant command said on July 15. The guided-missile destroyer Pinckney steamed...

  Kathmandu: China uses corrupt leaders of economically weak countries to make inroads into those nations- Nepal being a case in point, suggests a report in Global Watch Analysis. Roland Jacquard, the author of the article,...