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Taiwan’s leader on Friday said China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” through Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. President Tsai Ing-wen was speaking during a meeting in Taipei with US Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is on the second visit…

Taiwan's leader says China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order" through Beijing's recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

Malaysia wants to renew the military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia for five years, ending in 2027, Malaysian Defense Ministry Secretary-General Muez bin Abdulaziz said. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdulaziz said the defense cooperation between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia is based on three pillars: military cooperation, collaboration in the…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting his Chinese counterpart in a new effort to try to rein in or at least manage rampant hostility that has come to define recent relations between Washington and Beijing

Chinese and Russian naval ships were seen navigating near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Brazil's top courts are stepping up meetings with military commanders to ease tensions and reaffirm trust in the democratic process, four senior judiciary sources said, as President Jair Bolsonaro stirs doubt about the integrity of this year's elections.

China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as it presses its territorial claims. A brief statement from the Defense Ministry late Sunday gave no details, but said the test was purely defensive in nature and…

Two Chinese Navy ships were spotted navigating through the Tsugaru Strait toward the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- Drills planned by Japan, South Korea and the United States to detect and track ballistic missiles will be conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise slated to start later this month, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday.