"China’s air force recently staged drills involving various aircraft through ‘routes and areas it has never flown before’ over the Yellow and East seas near the Korean peninsula." Source: Chinese air …
US and South Korea seek to cow the North with massive air drills
"The U.S. and South Korea aim to turn the heat up as high as possible on North Korea with major joint air force exercises begun Monday, drawing attention to how the North reacts." Source: US and South …
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Palestinians and Arab League warn US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital
" The Arab League, Palestine and Jordan have warned the US against moving its embassy to Jerusalem. The status of the city has been a key stumbling block in previous peace negotiations between …
Zimbabwe’s new leader Mnangagwa drops 2 ministers after public outcry
"Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday dropped two ministers he had appointed to his new cabinet just a day earlier, a move widely seen as a response to a public uproar over the …
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CIA director confirms he sent warning letter to Iranian Quds commander
"CIA Director Mike Pompeo confirmed the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, declined to receive and read a warning letter sent by Pompeo. According to Pompeo, the letter warned that …
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North Korea’s Military Capabilities, In Review
"North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force." Source: North Korea’s Military Capabilities, In Review - …
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McMaster: ‘Not much time’ left to deal with North Korea
"While laying out a tease of President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the president’s national security advisor, warned that ‘there’s not much time left’ to …
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Senator: It’s time for US military families to leave South Korea
"Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he believes it’s time to start moving the families of American military personnel out of South Korea as North Korea pushes the U.S. closer to a military …
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US defense secretary meets with Egyptian officials in Cairo
"U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met Saturday with Egyptian officials to discuss cooperation between the two countries, the first stop on a trip that will also take him to Jordan, Pakistan and …
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US Defence Secretary Mattis to reach Pakistan today, says will look for ‘common grounds’
"US Defence Secretary James Mattis is due to arrive in Pakistan on Monday (today) for his first visit since taking over the charge of the Pentagon, a visit he said he would use to look for ‘common …