Mt Fuji

Japan dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mt Fuji

A man left his seven-year-old son behind for hours on Japan's Mount Fuji while continuing the climb, resulting in a stern warning from authorities, police and local media reported. The boy was found alone on a hiking route on Thursday...
Imran Khan

Imran Khan’s party files contempt petition over jailed leader’s hospital move

The party of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition against the government on Saturday (Aug 22) after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a state-run hospital instead of the private facility ordered by the top court, party...
Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar military airstrike on monastery kills 14: witnesses

A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said. The Friday (Aug 21) attack hit a monastery hall around 9am...
Sanae Takaichi, Donald Trump

Japan’s US Security Dependence Faces New Test as Trump Shake-Up Raises Questions Over Tokyo’s Plan B

On Wednesday night, August 19, protesters gathered along roads near the residence of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, calling on her government to preserve Japan’s pacifist tradition and uphold the country’s constitutional commitment to peace. Their appeals came after a...
Chinese LD-2000 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)

Pakistan’s Suspected Chinese LD-2000 Acquisition Could Deepen Beijing’s Defence Influence and Reshape South Asian Air Warfare Dynamics

Pakistan’s suspected procurement of China’s LD-2000 close-in air defence system could carry implications extending well beyond the acquisition of another point-defence weapon, potentially deepening Beijing’s role in the architecture, doctrine and technological infrastructure underpinning Pakistan’s wider air defence network. Although...
Türkiye FNSS U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle

Türkiye’s FNSS Reveals U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle to Perform Dangerous First-Wave Missions, Crewed Assault Vehicles

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer FNSS has unveiled a new heavy unmanned amphibious combat platform designed to operate at the front of amphibious assault formations and undertake some of the most dangerous missions before troops and crewed vehicles reach a defended...
Chinese "Monster" Coast Guard vessel

China Deploys 12,000-Ton ‘Monster’ Coast Guard Cutter Near Malaysia, Brunei, Signalling Growing Maritime Pressure Across South China Sea

China’s largest coast guard vessel has conducted an extended patrol inside the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Malaysia and Brunei, highlighting Beijing’s increasingly persistent use of maritime law-enforcement forces to advance its interests in the contested South China Sea. China...
F-16V

Taiwan Receives First F-16V Block 70 Fighters, Advanced Jets Strengthen Air Defence Against China’s Expanding Missile and Airpower Threat

Taiwan is beginning to receive the first operational aircraft from its 66-jet F-16V Block 70 order, marking a major milestone in the island’s long-running effort to modernise its combat-air fleet while confronting a far more difficult strategic question: whether advanced...
China and Indonesia Deepen Defence

China and Indonesia Deepen Defence, Minerals and Technology Ties as Jakarta Balances Beijing and Washington

China and Indonesia agreed on Friday to strengthen military cooperation and expand collaboration in minerals, energy and technology, as Jakarta seeks to maintain close relations with both Beijing and Washington amid intensifying economic and geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific. The...
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Why Did Trump Cut South Korea-US Military Drills, and What Does He Want From North Korea’s Kim Jong Un This Time?

The United States and South Korea have begun their annual joint military exercises under an unexpected new political backdrop after US President Donald Trump ordered a sharp reduction in the scale of the drills and revived talk of another meeting...
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