Beijing: The Chinese foreign ministry threatened ‘China will not stand idly if the United States deploys missiles at its doorstep. This missile deployment will compel China to retaliate. If Japan, South Korea and Australia allow the deployment of the US missiles, it will not be appropriate from the security point of view.’ Following the threat, […]
Sydney: US Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper, announced that ‘The Chinese military aggression is destabilising the Asia-Pacific region. To counter the aggression, the United States will soon deploy Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) in the Indo-Pacific region.’ However, the US Secretary of Defence did not provide further details concerning the country in which the missiles would […]
Kabul: Reportedly, more than 800 Pakistan sponsored Taliban militants, including a few Pakistani nationals, were killed in a massive operation undertaken by the Afghanistan military. This information was revealed in a statement issued by the Afghanistan defence ministry. The report said that the action was carried out between 16th to 27th July. This success achieved […]
Washington: The first joint exercises by the Russian and Chinese bombers, in the Sea of Japan, have started. China said that these exercises are the beginning of the new cooperation developing between the two countries. Russian and Chinese bombers entered into the South Korean airspace, during the exercises. Severe concerns have been expressed by Japan […]
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron approved the ‘Space Force Command’ saying, ‘High Command for space, is being set up in France, to develop the capabilities of France in the space sector. Exploring space for military considerations is a matter of national security. The French Ministry of Armed Forces had prepared a draft of the new […]
London/Tehran: The United Kingdom has taken the Iranian aggression seriously after foiling an Iranian attempt to detain a British oil tanker three days ago. The United Kingdom has declared a ‘state of alert’, for all of its ships passing through the Persian Gulf and has dispatched one more warship to the Persian Gulf for its […]
Washington: NATO has initiated moves to upgrade the missile defence systems deployed in the eastern European countries near the Russian border. A leading US newspaper reported that the decision is taken in view of the threat from the Russian cruise and ballistic missiles. The paper claimed that NATO might consider deploying the US Aegis missile […]
Jerusalem: US President Donald Trump had declared that the path for strict action against Iran was clear after Iran crossed the limit for uranium enrichment. However, Iran has issued a counter threat saying that if the United States attacked Iran, they would attack Israel in the next half an hour and destroy it. Also, the […]
Beijing: The Chinese mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ remarked that India should not use China, as an excuse, for increasing its defence preparedness. The Indian media have claimed that India is expanding its level of defence preparedness as the threat following the Chinese naval deployment in the Indian Ocean has increased. However, the Chinese mouthpiece clarified that […]
Kabul: 10 people were killed and 53 injured in the car bomb explosion, carried out byterrorists, in the Afghan capital of Kabul. An encounter ensued between the terrorists and Afghan security agencies, following the blast. As the blast site was close to the US and UK embassies, the security has been tightened in this area. […]