Cambodia's Leader Presides at Ceremony for Upgrade of Naval Base With Help From China Washington believes that Beijing has been secretly granted special and exclusive privileges to use the base, a claim...
Sri Lanka's Target to Be Free of Land Mines by 2028 Is Under Threat as US Reviews Aid The Trump administration's suspension of aid threatens Sri Lanka’s demining operations, pushing the livelihoods of thousands...
US Bans Government Personnel in China from Romantic or Sexual Relations with Chinese Citizens The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with...
Myanmar's Ruling Military Declares a Ceasefire in Civil War to Facilitate Quake Relief Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts after a...
Hegseth Calls Japan Indispensable in the Face of Chinese Aggression U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the...
Taiwan's Leader Says Tougher Measures Needed to Counter Stepped-Up Chinese Infiltration and Spying Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said tougher measures are needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration, spying...
North Korea Unveils Nuclear-Powered Submarine for the First Time U.S. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said that “we’re aware of these claims and do not have additional...
Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan The Marine Corps stood up a unit meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific on Tuesday...
China Will Increase Its Defense Budget 7.2% This Year China said it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year, as it continues its campaign to build a larger, more modern...
Stress and Fear Roil a Tiny, Rapidly Militarizing Japanese Island near Taiwan The tiny island of Yonaguni on Japan’s western frontier is too small for even a chain convenience store.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
