Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement
The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the same
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French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce significant updates to France’s nuclear doctrine in early 2026, according to a report citing a source close to the president. The source confirmed that
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A human rights lawyer in Pakistan received an unexpected WhatsApp message last summer from someone posing as a journalist, complete with a realistic profile picture and a seemingly credible link to a
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Thailand has approved a major air-defense acquisition, signing a $107 million deal to purchase Israel’s Barak MX system to protect Royal Thai Air Force bases, according to reporting originally highlighted by Haaretz.
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The Assam government has announced a comprehensive ban on the publication, circulation, possession, and distribution of radical or jihadi material associated with terror groups such as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team
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The United States has decided to halt plans to impose sanctions on China’s Ministry of State Security over a large-scale cyber spying campaign, aiming to preserve a trade truce reached earlier this
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Roman Gupman will become the next director of the Mossad has sent ripples across Israel’s political and security establishment. Gupman, who
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India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a directive that would have required all smartphone makers to preinstall a state-run cybersecurity app on new devices, following widespread criticism from opposition leaders, privacy advocates and
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From October 20th – November 21st 1962, a little-remembered conflict raged between China and India. The skirmish damaged India’s Non-Aligned Movement affiliation, firmly placing the country in the West’s orbit, while fomenting decades of hostility between the neighbouring
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Global deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance surged to their highest level in four years in 2024, driven by escalating conflicts and a wave of withdrawals from the international treaty
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It was a rare stroke of luck for Somali and US forces locked in a grinding war against the Islamic State’s most dangerous surviving branch. A captured ISIS fighter, exhausted and bleeding
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A senior military officer has told an independent inquiry that a cover-up of potential war crimes committed by UK special forces in Afghanistan appeared to stem from a “conscious decision” by the
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Revenues at China’s top military firms fell last year as a sweeping anti-corruption drive disrupted arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Taiwan is preparing to purchase its first weapons for a major air-defense initiative announced less than two months ago, underscoring the island’s determination to get the program operational as China intensifies military
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Revenues from arms sales and military services by the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies climbed to a record $679 billion in 2024, a 5.9 per cent increase from the previous year, according
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