Since the end of Second World War, Tokyo maintained a strictly defensive doctrine and avoided being seen as a military power.

Stock markets across Asia fell, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average 0.6% lower, South Korea's Kospi losing 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1.1%. Taiwan's Taiex is down 0.9%.

India and Vietnam agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties as both sides seek to deepen their partnership while ...

UAE air defences counter Iranian drone and missile attack as regional ceasefire faces renewed challenges; oil prices surge.

Energy security, Myanmar's prolonged civil conflict and tensions in the South China Sea emerged as simultaneous tests for ...

President Vladimir Putin ordered preparations to begin in late April and appointed Yury Ushakov to lead the organizing committee, with the Roscongress Foundation also providing support for the event ...

Recent satellite imagery tells a sobering story. Iranian strikes during the 2026 conflict damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures and pieces of equipment across US military sites in the Middle ...

The violence threatened to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israeli ...

Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers his speech during the closing ceremony of the Balikatan drills on Friday at Camp ...

Cambodia reaffirmed its support for the Asean Observer Team's (AOT) monitoring of the Cambodian-Thai border as a new mission ...

UAE air defenses intercept fresh missile and drone attacks amid rising tensions with Iran. Read the latest updates on the ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States military wrapped up the 41st iteration of “Exercise Balikatan” on Friday, May 8, at ...