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UNSC to brief Russia, China on U.S. plans to deploy medium-range missiles
United Nations Security Council will brief Russia and China, at their request, on U.S. plans to deploy land-based medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, Russia said Thursday.
2019-08-23 08:48 -
Syrian army fully secures key town in Idlib
The Syrian army has entered all areas in the town of Khan Shaykhun after the defeat of the rebel groups in that area in the countryside of Idlib province, a military source told Xinhua on Thursday.
2019-08-23 08:38 -
Russia appeals to Europeans to heed U.S. INF exit, warns of new arms race
Russia's deputy UN envoy on Thursday appealed to European countries to heed the United States' recent withdrawal from a Cold War arms control treaty and warned of a possible new arms race.
2019-08-23 08:21 -
U.S. military drone downed in Yemen
U.S. officials on Wednesday acknowledged reports that a U.S. military drone was shot down in Yemen late Tuesday.
2019-08-22 08:24 -
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on U.S. missile launch
United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon on the cruise missile test conducted by the United States on Sunday, the UN confirmed Wednesday.
2019-08-22 08:20 -
Huge explosion hits ammunition depot near military air base in Iraq's Salahudin
A huge explosion at an ammunition depot occurred on Tuesday at a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi camp near an air base in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, a security source said.
2019-08-21 09:39 -
Lithuanian Navy tests communication technologies for maritime security
The Lithuanian Navy has been conducting tests of communication technologies in the Baltic Sea, allowing real-time maritime surveillance by using drones moving above and under water as well as in the air, the country's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.
2019-08-21 09:36 -
Pentagon confirms death of U.S. soldier in Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that one U.S. soldier died in a non-combat related incident in Saudi Arabia.
2019-08-20 08:42 -
U.S. tests new ground-based missile after withdrawing from INF Treaty
The United States tested a new ground-based cruise missile which can hit a target after more than 500 kilometers of flight, weeks after withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty banning such systems, the Pentagon said Monday in a statement.
2019-08-20 08:39 -
DPRK fires two projectiles -- Yonhap
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday local time, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
2019-08-16 09:39 -
Pakistan PM accuses India of planning military action in Kas
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan used an address celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday to accuse India of planning military action in the disputed Kashmir region that has long been a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
2019-08-15 17:40 -
DPRK: Deploying new U.S. missiles would spark 'new Cold War'
Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in the Republic of Korea (ROK) could spark a "new Cold War" and an escalating arms race in the region, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) media said on Wednesday.
2019-08-15 15:14 -
Libyan gov't forces arrest 5 rival military personnel off western coast
Forces of the UN-backed Libyan government said on Wednesday that they arrested five military personnel of the east-based army off the western coast, as the armed conflict continues between the two rivals.
2019-08-15 08:30 -
DPRK supports China's move to defend territorial integrity: Rodong Sinmun
A mainstream newspaper of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the country fully supports China's move to safeguard the "one country, two systems" principle and its territorial integrity.
2019-08-14 15:25 -
Russian fighters drive NATO warplane away from defense chief's plane
Two Russian Su-27 fighters drove away an F-18 aircraft belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which attempted to approach the plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday.
2019-08-14 09:26 -
ROK: DPRK eyes nuclear talks with U.S. after military drills
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea seems to be seeking the resumption of working-level nuclear talks with the U.S. after the ongoing joint military drills with Washington end, the presidential office of the Republic of Korea said Monday, Yonhap news agency reported.
2019-08-13 08:29 -
DPRK top leader guides test-fire of another new weapon
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has guided the test-fire of another new weapon, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
2019-08-12 09:53 -
U.S. ambassador threatens to withdraw troops from Germany over military spending
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell criticized on Friday the level of German defense spending, calling it "offensive" and repeating a threat to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
2019-08-12 09:52 -
Iran condemns U.S. Gulf security plan as "source of insecurity"
Iranian officials have condemned a U.S. plan to set up a coalition to secure maritime transport in the Gulf.
2019-08-12 09:51 -
Japanese air force blames human error for April's crash of F-35A stealth fighter
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) concluded Friday that the crash of an F-35A stealth fighter into the Pacific Ocean in April was caused by human error and not a mechanical fault.
2019-08-12 09:50 -
2 killed, 15 injured in military base explosion in northern Russia
Two people were killed and 15 others were injured in an explosion in a military base in Russia's northern Arkhangelsk region Thursday, Sputnik news agency reported.
2019-08-09 08:18 -
Two Tu-95 bombers conduct flights over Bering Sea
Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers carried out 10-hour flights with the company of U.S. aircraft over the Bering Sea as part of the Ocean Shield-2019 naval exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
2019-08-09 08:15 -
Philippine president says never allow U.S. to deploy missiles in his country
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared that his country would never allow the United States to deploy missile systems on its soil.
2019-08-08 08:31 -
DPRK says the U.S. is inciting military tension
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accused the United States on Tuesday of "inciting military tension" by holding joint exercises with South Korea, and said Pyongyang would take measures to defend itself.
2019-08-07 10:58 -
Pakistan vows to challenge India over Kashmir at Security Council
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed Tuesday to challenge at the UN Security Council India's decision to strip Kashmir of its special autonomy, and demanded action from the international community as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.
2019-08-07 10:16 -
Lebanese army lacks capacity of controlling all borders: commander
The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces said on Tuesday that his army lacks capacity of controlling all the country's borders, the National News Agency reported.
2019-08-07 08:26 -
Russia can deal with challenges after INF Treaty collapse: deputy FM
Russia will be able to cope with new challenges to its security after the dismantling of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty at the U.S. initiative, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday.
2019-08-06 08:39 -
DPRK fires unidentified projectiles -- Yonhap news agency
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired unidentified projectiles off its east coast early Tuesday local time, the fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
2019-08-06 08:11 -
S.Korea, U.S. begin joint annual military exercises
The combined forces of South Korea and the United States "actually" began their joint annual military exercises on Monday amid the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s harsh criticism against it, according to local media reports.
2019-08-05 15:02 -
China hopes U.S., DPRK will meet halfway amid DPRK's missile launches
China hopes all related parties can meet each other halfway to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) latest projectile launch.
2019-08-05 09:48 -
DPRK top leader guides test-firing of new-type rocket system again
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), again guided the test-firing of "a newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system" on Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday.
2019-08-05 09:32 -
Iran renews threats to drop more nuke commitments
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that, under current circumstances, the Islamic republic will take another step to scale back from its nuclear commitments subject to 2015 international nuclear deal.
2019-08-05 09:30 -
DPRK fires short-range projectiles off east coast: S. Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range projectiles off its east coast on Friday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
2019-08-02 13:57 -
S. Korean president's approval rating falls after DPRK's missile test-launches: poll
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating fell this week after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile test-launches, a weekly poll showed Thursday.
2019-08-01 15:21 -
Raising defense budget to 1.5 pct of GDP by 2024 in Germany's interests: defense minister
Rebuilding the Federal Armed Forces is Germany's "national aim" and it is "in our own national interests" to raise German defense budget to 1.5 percent of GDP by 2024, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German defense minister, told reporters Wednesday.
2019-08-01 08:39 -
Weapons in Libya conflict point to foreign supporters: UN envoy
Despite a UN arms embargo against Libya, a UN envoy said Monday that the weapons that turned up in the country's conflict pointed to foreign supporters, expressing concern that they may be falling into the hands of terrorists.
2019-07-30 08:17 -
Russia marks Navy Day with military parade in St. Petersburg
Russia has held a major military parade in St.Petersburg to mark its annual Navy Day. Over four thousand personnel took part in Sunday's event. The parade involved about forty warships and some thirty aircraft from the country's Baltic, Black Sea, Northern and Pacific fleets.
2019-07-29 23:39 -
Sudan's military council, opposition to resume talks
African Union (AU) envoy to Sudan on Sunday announced that talks between Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance would resume on July 30.
2019-07-29 08:14 -
Russia completes first stage of S-400 delivery to Turkey
Russia has completed delivery of the first shipment of S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey, according to media reports on Thursday.
2019-07-26 08:24 -
Ukraine detains Russian tanker over last year's Kerch Strait incident
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said on Thursday that it had detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in last November's Kerch Strait incident.
2019-07-25 23:08