Three executives at leading Chinese missile defence firms have been removed from Beijing’s top political advisory committee, according to state media, in the latest high-level demotions in the country’s military […]

China’s defence ministry on Thursday accused Taiwan’s leadership of “hyping up” claims that Beijing is interfering in the self-ruled island’s upcoming presidential election. “The DPP authorities have been hyping up […]

Turkey’s parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources told AFP Thursday. Sweden’s accession to the US-led Western alliance was […]

India’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Qatar had reduced the sentence of eight ex-navy personnel, arrested reportedly for spying for Israel and put on death row. Indian media have reported […]

A Bangladesh court sentenced a former air force chief and an ex-minister to prison Thursday in the latest conviction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political opponents ahead of elections next […]

China’s defence ministry on Thursday accused Taiwan’s leadership of “hyping up” claims that Beijing is interfering in the self-ruled island’s upcoming presidential election. Taipei officials have repeatedly raised concerns about […]

The decision on whether to prosecute serious crimes such as sexual assaults in the US military has shifted from commanders to independent lawyers, the Pentagon said Thursday, implementing a congressionally-mandated […]

A man was discovered Thursday hidden in the landing gear compartment of a commercial aircraft that flew into Paris from Algeria with severe hypothermia but alive, French authorities said. The […]

Boeing shares fell Thursday after the US aviation giant said its 737 MAX aircraft should be inspected to check for loose hardware on plane rudder control systems. The airplane maker […]

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a “defensive” exercise, after Britain said it was sending a Royal Navy warship to waters […]

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a “defensive” exercise, in response to Britain sending a warship to waters off Guyana. Maduro […]

Israeli soldiers ignored cries for “help” when they stormed a Gaza building holding three hostages just days before killing them by mistake, said a military investigation published on Thursday. The […]

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a “defensive” exercise near the border with Guyana, in response to Britain sending a warship […]

Israeli forces on Thursday battled Hamas in Gaza where air strikes and urban combat rocked the southern city of Khan Yunis, near where many hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians […]

Israeli air strikes hit near the Syrian capital Damascus and in the country’s south on Thursday, the defence ministry and state media said. “At approximately 23:05 (20:05 GMT) today, the […]

Israeli air strikes hit southern Syria, the Syrian defence ministry said, with state media reporting attacks near the capital Damascus. “At approximately 23:05 (20:05 GMT) today, the Israeli enemy carried […]

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a “defensive” exercise near the border with Guyana, in response to Britain sending a warship […]

An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said. “The USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down […]

An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said. The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in […]

Russian strikes Friday morning hit the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as well as Lviv in the country’s west, the mayors of the two cities said. “At least six explosions […]