NATO fighter jets scrambled over Russian warplanes

NATO warplanes on Monday scrambled 10 times in the face of “unusual activities” of Russian warplanes in the North Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and North Atlantic region, according to NATO. The NATO planes – including Turkish planes over the Black Sea – took off after “unusual” […]

Indonesia, Japan ink agreement on defense cooperation

Indonesia and Japan have signed a deal enabling exports of Japanese-made defense equipment as they try to boost cooperation amid China’s rising assertiveness in regional waters. The agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology was signed on Tuesday after the foreign and defense ministers of […]

Biden: North Korea missile launches violate UN order

President Joe Biden addressed a litany of key foreign policy issues facing the US during his first news conference on Thursday, notably warning North Korea against conducting further ballistic missile tests. The stern rebuke came after Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea […]

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