Diplomatic efforts to end an acute and bloody armed conflict should always be welcomed and the persistence of Donald Trump’s administration, which has pursued this goal for more than a year and
North Korea has lashed out at the Group of Seven after its foreign ministers urged the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, calling the appeal an assault on the country’s sovereignty and
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor A few years ago, a delegation of senior U.S. defence officials arrived in Sri Lanka with a request that was as curious as it was disquieting. “We
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The Saudis have been watching Israel’s use of F-35s, in Syria, Yemen and Iran. The fact that Iran paid a huge price when it lost virtually all its air defenses, certainly encouraged
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to arrive in Washington next week for a high-profile visit with President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports, marking his first trip to the US
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law is for losers. A newly minted War Department, deploying the most lethal killing machine in world history, need not hide behind the sham of promoting democracy. Recall that in 2023 Trump boasted: “When
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Chaos Industries, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of counter-drone radar systems, has raised $510 million in a Series D funding round, CEO John Tenet told Reuters, marking another milestone in the surging interest
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In 2014, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), a state-owned entity, submitted a proposal to establish an aircraft maintenance facility in Sri Lanka. The Chinese proposal aimed to provide
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The UK government has rejected a European Commission request for up to €6.75 billion ($7.8 billion) to participate in its flagship defense initiative, a decision that could strain post-Brexit relations under Prime
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India before the end of 2025, the Kremlin has confirmed, in what officials describe as a “meaningful” and strategically significant trip. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced
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In his new book, former Mossad director Yossi Cohen reveals that he personally secured permission from Russian President Vladimir Putin to carry out Israeli strikes on Iranian arms convoys in Syria and
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