In pushback against Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to the project, retired Air Chief Marshal says ecological concerns will be mitigated; notes that proposed port is 150 km from Malacca Strait, the route for 75% of China’s energy trade
Senator Tim Kaine says if anyone did to the US 'what we are doing to Cuba', it would be considered 'an act of war'.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has started the process of overhauling the country’s major security policies, arguing that Japan must boost its military power in the face of geopolitical threats, including those from China. A Chinese expert said Takaichi’s statements during a gathering of experts tasked with overhauling key policy documents signalled a “fundamental” shift in Tokyo’s strategy, with the country’s security road map likely to become “more aggressive”. Beijing, meanwhile,...
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Satellite images taken reveal the Israeli military's massive scale of damage to towns in south Lebanon.
A Chinese naval video has fuelled speculation that its next aircraft carrier is likely to be nuclear-powered. The film Into The Deep was released on Wednesday to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy. Highlighting the continuity of China’s maritime ambitions, from coastal defence to a “blue-water” navy capable of deep-sea operations, the film also included footage from real-life drills in the western Pacific and the use of advanced equipment. It also...
One of the pilots has been fined thousands of dollars by the military to cover repair costs.
This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.
Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year.
US defence secretary Hegseth criticised media coverage of the war on Iran.
The killings mark the fourth US deadly strike in the past four days on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Iran’s military has called US blockade plans in the Strait of Hormuz an “act of piracy”.
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has held several senior command roles over a nearly 40-year military career.
Islamabad has deployed more than 10,000 military and police personnel as US and Iranian delegations arrive.
British PM Starmer said he and US President Donald Trump discussed “military capabilities” to reopen Hormuz.
China’s new-generation medium-lift transport aircraft will surpass America’s best counterpart, the C-130J “Super Hercules”, in most performance metrics, according to a Chinese military magazine. The four-engine turboprop aircraft, frequently referred to as the Y-30 or Y-15, conducted its maiden test flight in December last year. It is developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Corporation, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The Chinese “new medium-lift transporter”,...
A Middle Eastern country has for the first time single-handedly checked the war-making capabilities of the US and Israel
North Korea conducted a slew of new weapons tests, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, including one involving an electromagnetic weapon system and a carbon fibre bomb. The tests, which were conducted over three days from Monday to Wednesday, were overseen by General Kim Jong-sik, the KCNA report said. The weapons tests come at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Pyongyang has moved closer to Moscow in recent years, supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine, and is now...
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, historians say.
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
The US president nevertheless warned that the suspension was dependent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The US can do a lot of damage to civilian infrastructure but military experts say it's not feasible to carry out all Trump's threats.