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Trump says US struck Isis targets in Nigeria over attacks on Christians

President posts on social media that the defence department ‘executed numerous perfect strikes’...

Dec 26Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

Pentagon says China’s nuclear warhead growth slows, commits to stabilizing tensions

The Department of Defense’s new China Military Power Report notes China’s continued buildup, while taking a more conciliatory approach to tensions with Beijing....

Dec 24Washington PostPoliticsImpact

The British military expected to see more of Russia's 'prestige equipment,' like T-14 tanks, fighting in Ukraine, officer says

Russia's T-14 tanks are considered its best, but they don't seem to have been in Ukraine. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The British military expected to see more "prestige" Russian equipment in Ukr...

Jan 2Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

Taiwan's president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills

China has wrapped up two days of live-fire drills around the island featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships....

Jan 1EuronewsPoliticsImpact

New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...

Dec 30Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

Aleppo schools universities remain closed following deadly clashes

In Aleppo, at least nine people were killed in clashes between government forces and Kurdish SDF forces on January 6. A defence ministry statement blamed the SDF for the civilian casualties, while the...

4dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Amad Diallo scores goal as Ivory Coast win against Mozambique at AFCON

A lone goal by the Manchester United forward is enough for Ivory Coast to successfully begin their AFCON title defence....

Dec 24Al JazeeraSports

China’s J-35 jet maker flexes production muscle, pledging to double output in 5 years

A Chinese defence giant has flexed its production muscle early in the new year by releasing a video of its star product, the J-35 stealth fighter, and pledging to double its warplane production over t...

2dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact

Hanwha Ocean Shares Jump 10% on U.S. Navy Frigate Deal

📋 Key Facts ✓ Hanwha Ocean shares jumped 10% following the announcement. ✓ Trump stated that the South Korean firm will build frigates ...

Dec 23CNBCPolitics

Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov will head Gaza peace board, Netanyahu says

Mladenov is a former Bulgarian defence and foreign minister who served as the UN envoy to Iraq before being appointed as the UN Middle East peace envoy from 2015-2020....

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

China stages drills around Taiwan to deter 'external' forces

Taiwan accused China of military intimidation after Beijing announced live-fire drills. It comes after Japan's prime minister said Tokyo could potentially intervene to defend the self-governing island...

Dec 29Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

The US says goal is to 'buy' Greenland, despite European opposition

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that using the US military to acquire Greenland is 'always an option'. It comes after European leaders issued a joint statement on Greenland, af...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Danish soldiers would shoot back if invaded, government confirms

Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a 1952 directive that Denmark's Defence Ministry confirmed remains in place, do...

3dEuronewsPolitics

US forces have kept up the hunt for ISIS fighters after massive strikes, taking dozens more off the board

The US has hit back at ISIS following a deadly ambush that killed several Americans earlier this month. US Army photo US and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS fighters in late December....

Dec 30Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

Turkey offers to 'support' Syrian forces against Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Turkey stands ready to help Syria in its "counter-terrorism" operation against Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, the Turkish defence ministry told a press briefing on Thursday, adding that the Aleppo operat...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear

Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and its pilot went missing off the island's northeast coast on Tuesday. Taiwan's Ai...

4dBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact

US and Colombia hold call as country protests Trump's threats

United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days after accusing him of trafficking cocaine and threatening military action against his governmen...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Beijing slams Taiwanese leader Lai’s New Year’s speech as ‘lies’ and ‘malice’

Beijing has condemned Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s New Year’s Day speech, in which he vowed to boost the island’s defences, as full of “lies, falsehoods, hostility and malice” and an attemp...

Jan 1South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

US president's agenda tests world order

In the wake of the US military’s dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump and his top advisers have made increasingly explicit that their next focus could be Greenland,...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Watch Live: Q&A about the strikes in Venezuela and what happens next

Crowds gather in Caracas following news that the US captured Venezuela's President Maduro. Jeampier Arguinzones/picture alliance via Getty Images Following the US strike in Venezuela and capture of Pr...

Jan 4Business InsiderPoliticsImpact
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