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Photo courtesy of Anadolu Chinese and Russian militaries conducted their 11th joint strategic air drill on Saturday over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western part of the Pacific Ocean, state media reported. The patrol, conducted in “relevant airspace,” showcased the two sides’ determination and capability to jointly uphold regional peace…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea and Japan on Sunday agreed to deepen bilateral defense exchanges and cooperation including in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, local media reported. The shared understanding was reached in talks in Seoul between South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his visiting Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi, Yonhap News reported….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu At least three paramilitary troops and as many militants were killed when a group of heavily armed attackers stormed a security compound in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday evening, police said. A group of five to six militants stormed a compound of the paramilitary Rangers force in the…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu France began easing its highest-level heat wave warnings on Saturday as temperatures gradually declined across western parts of the country, although dozens of departments remained under red alert and hospitals continued to face mounting pressure. France’s national weather agency, Meteo-France, said 37 departments remained under red heat wave alert, down from…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu China on Friday said it will send emergency humanitarian assistance and a rescue team to support relief efforts in Venezuela, where two Chinese nationals among 235 people were killed in twin earthquakes on late Wednesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the Chinese government had conveyed its sympathies to the Venezuelan…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance will unveil tens of billions of dollars in new defense contracts at next month’s summit in Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, as member states seek to expand military production and strengthen collective security capabilities. Speaking at the Atlantic Council Front Page event in Washington, Rutte said NATO allies…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced anti-government chants on Thursday, with attendees calling for his resignation during a speech at a military graduation ceremony in southern Israel. According to the daily Yedioth Ahronoth, the chants erupted during Netanyahu’s address at a graduation ceremony for combat officers…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran on Friday condemned a joint statement issued by the US secretary of state and Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, describing it as “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative.” In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry criticized positions outlined in the joint communique issued after the GCC-US ministerial meeting in Bahrain on June…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued in both directions Friday despite an attack on a container vessel that prompted some shipowners to reconsider transit plans through the key energy route. The attack on the Ever Lovely on Thursday, the first such incident since an interim US-Iran peace deal was…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Cambodia on Wednesday said it had lodged a formal protest with Thailand over Bangkok’s “continued violations of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” in areas Phnom Penh says have been “illegally occupied” by Thai armed forces since last year. Between Thursday and Monday, a Thai land-surveying team installed boundary markers in several…