U.S. deploying advanced capabilities, concepts to Philippines for Balikatan 2025
U.S. Marines will deploy the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) to Balikatan. The ground-based launcher mounts Naval Strike Missiles on uncrewed light tactical vehicles.
Amid US Tariff War, China Convenes Rare Central Conference on Neighborhood Diplomacy
As the China-U.S. trade war escalates, Beijing is turning its focus to its immediate periphery to ensure both economic and national security. As the United
This is not the time for increasing Indonesia’s defence spending
Indonesia could do without an increase in military spending that the Ministry of Defence is proposing. The country has more pressing issues, including public welfare
China accuses US of cyberattack during Asian Winter Games
Chinese officials have announced a reward for people who can provide information on three agents from the US National Security Agency (NSA) who were allegedly
China halts delivery of Boeing jets — report
Chinese airlines are under instructions not to take delivery of planes from US manufacturer Boeing, according to a Bloomberg report. It comes as trade war
JD Vance says Europe should have done more to stop Iraq War
US Vice President JD Vance has called on European states to show greater independence, urging them not to be US “vassals.” He also said EU
Sweden says no proof Chinese ship meant to damage cables
Swedish authorities say they have not found evidence that a Chinese vessel deliberately cut Baltic Sea cables last year. Another probe into the incident is
France’s Macron tells Israel’s Netanyahu to end Gaza plight
French President Emmanuel Macron has told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that the suffering in Gaza has to stop. Meanwhile, the head of the UN said
Russia jails former DW journalists over Navalny ties
Two former DW journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, along with two other journalists, have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia on
Japan’s defense budget nears 2% of GDP as Trump pressure looms
Japan’s defense budget will rise to nearly 2% of the economy this fiscal year, but the government is likely to face pressure from the Trump