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China may be looking at setting up a military base in Pakistan’s Gwadar
NEW DELHI: Beijing recently announced that it is looking to “expand into new fields of military cooperation” with Islamabad, raising global concerns that the People’s…
Ukraine: US to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term security aid
WASHINGTON: The US will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses as Russia continues to pound…
Sudan: US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for…
Taiwan: China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show
WASHINGTON: China would probably gain air superiority very quickly in any attack on Taiwan, something Russia crucially failed to do in its invasion of Ukraine…
Ukraine war: What do the alleged classified US documents contain and who leaked them?
WASHINGTON: One of the largest leaks of alleged classified US military documents in a decade has sparked an official investigation by the Department of Defense…
Ukraine: Ukraine debates ways to prevent military leaks after report of breach
KYIV: Ukraine’s president and top security brass discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information at a meeting on Friday, Kyiv said, after secret documents…
Higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crews: US study
WASHINGTON: A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel,…
Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but…
Pentagon: Pentagon: Russia likely trying to recover US drone debris in Black Sea
WASHINGTON: The United States has indications that Russia is likely trying to recover debris from the U.S. drone downed after a Russian intercept over the…
Ukraine war: What’s known — and not — about US drone and Russia jet crash
LONDON: According to the US military, a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea on Tuesday,…