Washington/Taipei – The United States has started comprehensive moves to increase the defence preparedness of Taiwan given the increased Chinese activities. The bill ‘Arm Taiwan Act’ has been presented in the US Congress. The bill mentions supplying defence equipment worth $3 billion to Taiwan. Republican party member Mike Gallagher has proposed this bill. Gallagher justified […]
Tehran – ‘Israel cannot launch attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military bases without US permission and support. Israel does not have that capacity,’ claimed senior Iranian military officer Major General Gholam Ali Rashid. Major General Rashid also threatened that Israeli military bases would be destroyed without delay if Iran fired missiles. Israel’s Defense Minister Benny […]
Washington: – Former military officials have warned that the military could split in 2024, following the US presidential elections, culminating in a civil war in the United States. The warning was given in an article published in the US daily on Friday. The officers issuing the warning include retired Major General Paul Eaton, retired Brigadier […]
Jakarta/Washington – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, ‘Concerns are growing over increasing Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will focus on strengthening military and economic cooperation in the region to counter these activities.’ Secretary of State Blinken is on a seven-day tour to Southeast Asia. This is the first visit […]
Washington: – Even though US President Joe Biden’s administration has begun talks on a nuclear deal with Iran, the US military is signalling that it has not abandoned the idea of Use of the military option against Iran. General Frank McKenzie, head of the US CENTCOM said, ‘The United States has ‘robust range of military […]
Moscow: – A senior Russian military official has accused Syrian terrorists of plotting to use chemical weapons against civilians to destabilise Syria’s Assad regime. Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit said that the ‘Nusra Front’ in Syria could launch such an attack. The United Nations had earlier alleged that chemical weapons were used in Syria‘s civil war. […]
Canberra/Honiara/Beijing: – Violent riots have erupted on the Solomon Islands, with a pro-Chinese regime in the Pacific. The agitation against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who broke ties with Taiwan under Chinese pressure, has turned into a riot. Violent mobs have set fire to government offices and police stations, including in the Chinatown area of the capital […]
Washington/Manama: – US President Joe Biden is firm on his stand to withdraw the military from Iraq, following Afghanistan. John Kirby, the spokesman of the Pentagon, announced that the US military campaign in Iraq would end before 31st December 2021. Pentagon announced this decision following the discussion between US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and […]
Kyiv/Moscow: – Ukrainian Foreign Minister accused Russia of conspiring to destroy Europe with immigrant infiltration through Belarus and increasing military deployment on the Ukraine border. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned, during a meeting with the NATO Chief, that the immigrant influx and deployments are not separate actions, but they are part of a Russian policy. […]
Jerusalem – B-1B bombers capable of carrying a bunker blaster of US air and Israel’s F-15 fighter jets force flew over the Middle East. Last month, it was the second occasion of joint patrol by the US and Israel. Destroyer of UAE and Bahrain joined the naval exercise of the US and Israel in the […]