Taiwan says China seized fishing boat near Chinese coast | Military News

Taiwan says China seized fishing boat near Chinese coast | Military News

Taiwan demands Beijing release crew and vessel seized from outside Taiwanese waters near Kinmen Islands. Chinese coastguard officials have seized a Taiwanese fishing vessel and steered it to a port in mainland China, Taiwan has said, urging Beijing to release the boat and its six-member crew. The move late on…

Anti-coup forces allege Myanmar military using banned, restricted weapons | Conflict News

Anti-coup forces allege Myanmar military using banned, restricted weapons | Conflict News

Mae Sot, Thailand – Once again, the attack came from the sky. The Kachin resistance fighters barely heard the sound of the propellers as the Myanmar military’s two drones released their payload above their heads in northern Kachin State in late April. “I fell down to the ground when the…

Al-Shifa Hospital director held by Israel and beaten for months, now free | Gaza

Al-Shifa Hospital director held by Israel and beaten for months, now free | Gaza

NewsFeed The director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital has been released after being held by Israeli forces for months without charge, along with other medical staff who were seized while treating patients last year. Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya describes the abuse he and other Palestinians faced. Published On 1 Jul 20241…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land | Weapons News

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land | Weapons News

The latest launches come as US, Japan and South Korea wrap up three days of military exercises dubbed ‘Freedom Edge’. North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles and the second may have failed and blown up, possibly raining debris inland, South Korea’s military said. Monday’s launches came a day after…

North Korea says US, South Korea and Japan developing ‘Asian NATO’ | Military News

North Korea says US, South Korea and Japan developing ‘Asian NATO’ | Military News

The claim comes after Washington, Seoul and Tokyo began joint military exercises on Thursday. North Korea has criticised a joint military exercise by the United States, South Korea and Japan, saying such drills show the relationship among the three countries has developed into “the Asian version of NATO”, state media…

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups | Conflict News

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups | Conflict News

Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country would not hesitate to launch attacks on the territory of Afghanistan, its neighbour, amid rising tensions between the two over security concerns. When asked whether Pakistan would consider cross-border attacks to control perpetrators, the Asif replied to…

Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia’s Kallas as top diplomat | European Union News

Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia’s Kallas as top diplomat | European Union News

Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated for a second term as head of the European Commission while Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has been tapped as foreign policy chief after European Union leaders reached a late-night deal on the institution’s top jobs. Under the agreement, reached despite resistance from…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 854 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 854 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 854th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, June 28, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military said its forces had forced Russian soldiers out of a district in the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar on the war’s eastern front. Russia, meanwhile,…

World’s largest maritime drills begin in an increasingly tense Asia Pacific | Military News

World’s largest maritime drills begin in an increasingly tense Asia Pacific | Military News

Hawaii, United States – In an era of increased tension and growing competition between China and the United States and its allies, the US Pacific Fleet is hosting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), “the world’s largest international maritime exercise” in Hawaii. Held every other year, RIMPAC this year brings together…