La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026

World Reacts With Alarm After Trump Claims Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro in U.S. Military Operation

World leaders expressed shock and deep concern on Sunday following reports of a late-night U.S. military operation in Venezuela that President Donald Trump said resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Governments across...
South China Sea

Philippines Deploys Aircraft to Challenge Chinese Deep-Sea Research Vessel Spotted Near Cagayan Coast Amid Rising Taiwan Tensions

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it deployed an aircraft on Tuesday, December 30, to challenge a Chinese deep-sea research vessel spotted operating close to the country’s northern coastline, raising fresh concerns over maritime security as tensions escalate around Taiwan....
Japan Self-Defence Forces' (SDF)

Japan Warns China’s Large-Scale Military Drills Around Taiwan Are Escalating Tensions Across the Taiwan Strait

Japan on Wednesday (Dec 31) said that China’s latest round of military exercises around Taiwan had sharply increased tensions across the Taiwan Strait, underscoring Tokyo’s growing concern over Beijing’s expanding military pressure on the self-governed island. “The recent military exercises...
Cambodian soldiers, who had been captured by Thai soldiers

Thailand Releases 18 Cambodian Soldiers as Fragile Truce Holds Along Disputed Border

Thailand on Tuesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers who had been held in custody since July, a move described by Bangkok as a “demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building” amid renewed efforts to stabilise a fragile ceasefire along the volatile Thai-Cambodian border....
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla

UAE Begins Final Troop Withdrawal from Yemen Amid Sharp Rift with Saudi Arabia

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its remaining military forces from Yemen, following an ultimatum from Saudi Arabia demanding their exit within 24 hours, as tensions sharply escalated over a rapid territorial advance by UAE-backed southern...
Chinese ships patrol as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China’s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan

‘Justice Mission 2025’: China Escalates Pressure on Taiwan with Second Day of Live-Fire Drills Simulating Port Blockades and Maritime Strikes

China pressed ahead with a second day of large-scale live-fire military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on the self-ruled island in exercises that Beijing says are designed to rehearse a blockade of key ports and strikes on maritime...
Somaliland

Palestinian Ministry Condemns Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland, Warns of Dangerous Precedent as Fears Resurface Over Gaza Population Expulsion Plans

Jubilant crowds poured onto the streets of Hargeisa and other towns across Somaliland on Sunday, waving red-white-green national flags, setting off fireworks and chanting slogans of independence after Israel became the first United Nations member state to formally recognize the...
China

China Praises Cambodia–Thailand Ceasefire as Beijing Hosts High-Level Talks to Secure Lasting Peace After Deadly Border Fighting

China on Sunday congratulated Cambodia on reaching a ceasefire with Thailand after weeks of deadly border fighting, as senior officials from the three countries prepared to open a two-day round of talks in southwestern China aimed at stabilising the fragile...
Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit (right) and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha at the 3rd Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thai General Border Committee

Thailand – Cambodia Agree to Second Ceasefire to Halt Fierce Border Fighting, Pledge No Further Troop Movements

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday agreed to a new ceasefire to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, easing the worst fighting in years between the two Southeast Asian neighbours and raising cautious hopes that a spiralling conflict can be contained....
Cambodia-Thailand tensions

Thailand, Cambodia in Talks for Potential Truce Amid Third Week of Border Clashes

Thailand’s defence minister is set to join ongoing talks with Cambodia on Saturday (Dec. 27) that could pave the way for a truce, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Friday, as violent clashes along the border continue for a...
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