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US, Allies Vow all Options on Table against North Korea

The United States, South Korea and Japan vowed Tuesday to consider all options against North Korea, including counterstrikes, in the wake of an unprecedented blitz of missile tests by Pyongyang that has sent regional tensions spiraling. The flurry of North Korean launches include last month's test of its most advanced…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

Factbox: What will Japan's military build-up look like?

Japan is expected to unveil a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Analysis-Japan's Kishida walks tightrope to redemption with planned defence splurge

Boosting military spending may be Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's best hope of reviving his sinking popularity, but there is a catch, analysts say: paying for it with unpopular new taxes could undermine an already wobbly premiership.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Penny Wong says Vanuatu security deal will be made public unlike China-Solomons agreement

Foreign minister ‘deeply proud’ to announce bilateral pact after ‘40 years of cooperation between our security forces’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

Arunachal Pradesh Clash: Rajnath Singh To Make Statement In Parliament Today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a high level meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and service chiefs. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 13, 2022

Australia, Vanuatu strike security pact covering policing, defence, cyber

Australia signed a security deal on Tuesday with the Pacific islands nation of Vanuatu, it said in a statement, amid concern over China's military ambitions for the strategically important region.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

India-China Border Clash To Rock Parliament Today, Several MPs Seek Discussion On Issue

A joint Opposition has planned to corner the government over the recent clashes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the Indian and Chinese forces at the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh with several MPs seeking discussion on Tuesday on the situation. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 13, 2022

Putin, Xi to hold talks by year-end - Vedomosti

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold talks to discuss the events of 2022 in late December, the Russian business daily Vedomosti reported on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed

The national security trial of a Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher has been further postponed to September

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

China sends record wave of bombers into Taiwan defence zone

China sent a record 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan's air defence zone, Taipei said Tuesday, just days after Beijing banned more Taiwanese imports in the latest sign of deteriorating ties.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022