The Pentagon is convening a rare gathering of top US military leaders next week in Quantico, Virginia. Defence secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned senior commanders from around the world, though the purpose of the meeting remains unclear.“People are scrambling to change their plans and see if they have to attend,” a source was quoted as […]
US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare visit to Beijing BANGKOK: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting Sunday with China’s Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the US-China relations soured. The last trip by a group of senators was in 2023, and Sunday’s […]
Bernie Sanders (AP image) US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday described Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza as “genocide,” becoming the first sitting United States senator to make such a charge against the Jewish state.While Sanders has previously led efforts in the Senate to block US sales of bombs and firearms to […]
Trump announced 2nd strike on Venezuelan boat trafficking drug to US. President Donald Trump Monday announced the second military operation a boat allegedly carrying narcotics from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. No US forces were harmed in the strike, the president announced in a warning to drug transporters. “BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE […]
A Pakistani Taliban ambush in northwest Pakistan on Saturday resulted in the deaths of at least 12 soldiers, as confirmed by local government and security officials to AFP.During a military convoy’s passage through South Waziristan district at 4:00 am, “armed men opened fire from both sides with heavy weapons”, resulting in 12 security personnel deaths […]
Erik Prince (AP file photo) Blackwater founder Erik Prince is seeking business deals in Ukraine’s drone sector amid reports of Donald Trump’s administration considering using American private military contractors in the country, The Guardian reported, citing multiple sources. According to the report, Prince, a longtime Trump ally, has been meeting industry players in Kyiv and […]
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office (AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to increase the US military presence in Poland during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House.Nawrocki, a nationalist historian and longtime Trump supporter, made Washington his […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands with Woo Won-shik, the speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly, on Wednesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing Woo’s office.The handshake took place before the start of a military parade in China marking the anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender in World War Two.Yonhap said Woo was […]
Trump lashes out against China’s military parade US President Donald Trump lashed out at China as Beijing staged a massive military parade that also involved Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that many American workers had sacrificed their lives for China’s freedom. […]
