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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pactWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2025 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a mutual defense agreement, deepening their decades-long security partnership as tensions in the region heighten following Israel's attack on Qatar last week. ... more  
Brazil, Chile sign defense agreementWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2025 Brazil and Chile signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen defense cooperation, focusing on technological development, military equipment manufacturing and logistics modernization. ... more  
Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 At the opening of Ukraine's biggest defence tech fair, arms executives and government officials were welcomed by a giant movie screen blaring an action-style trailer with heavy base undertones. ... more  
Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFPHsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure internet and phone services during a potential conflict with China. ... more |
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Colombia halts US arms purchases in row over drug fight delistingBogot� (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 Colombia on Tuesday halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the South American country as an anti-drugs ally for failing to halt cocaine trafficking. ... more 
Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia: source close to govtRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Pakistan's nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. ... more 
North Korea's Kim open to US talks, has 'fond memories' of TrumpSeoul (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States - if he can keep his nuclear arsenal. ... more 
UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 The United Nations Security Council voted Friday, after European pressure, to reimpose deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program, triggering an angry reaction from Tehran. ... more |
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U.S. defense in free fallWashington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2025 Make no mistake. Despite allocating nearly $1 trillion for the Pentagon next year and the presence of a motivated military and civilian workforce, the department is in free fall. How can this be? After all, the United States is supposed to have the most powerful military in the world armed with the best weapons. ... more |
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Estonia says UN Security Council to meet over Russian air incursionTallinn (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Estonia said Sunday the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting on the violation of the country's airspace by Russian fighter jets, an incursion condemned by US President Donald Trump. ... more 
China defence minister slams 'hegemonic logic' at Beijing forumBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun denounced "hegemonic logic and acts of bullying" during remarks Thursday at a Beijing forum that were full of thinly veiled references to the United States. ... more 
U.N. Security Council to meet on Russia's incursion into Estonia airspaceWashington DC (UPI) Sep 22, 2025 The United Nations Security Council is to convene Monday to address Russia's breach last week of Estonia airspace, according to the European union and NATO member. ... more 
NATO's 'eyes in sky' scour eastern flank for Russian threatsAboard A Nato Aircraft, Poland (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 In a NATO surveillance plane some 10,000 metres above eastern Poland, air force officers from a half dozen countries scanned screens for any sign of Russian aircraft breaching the alliance's borders. ... more |
Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probeCaracas (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean and called for a UN probe of American strikes that have killed over a dozen alleged drug traffickers on boats in recent weeks. ... more  |
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UN chief says world should not be intimidated by IsraelUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank. ... more  
Anti-drone firms line up to sell battle-tested tech in TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Anti-drone technology battle-tested in Ukraine is on display at a Taiwanese defence expo that opened Thursday, as arms makers seek to cash in on the island's efforts to protect itself against a potential Chinese attack. ... more  
In first, Taiwan, US firm to make missile, underwater droneTaipei (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Taiwan will jointly manufacture a missile and an underwater drone with a US company for the first time, officials said Thursday, as Taipei seeks to boost domestic weapons and ammunition production. ... more  
Israeli tanks, jets bombard Gaza City as Palestinians fleeGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City on Thursday, prompting long lines of scared Palestinian civilians to flee as the military intensified its assault on the territory's largest urban hub. ... more |
Macron takes risk with Palestinian statehood recognitionParis (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron scored a major diplomatic coup by declaring his intention to recognise a Palestinian state, but the move risks drawing bitter retaliation from Israel while not providing concrete benefits to the Palestinians, analysts and sources say. ... more 
Taliban rejects Trump's attempt to regain control of Bagram Air BaseWashington DC (UPI) Sep 22, 2025 The Taliban government has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to regain control of Bagram Air Base, which the United States abandoned to the Afghan government during its military withdrawal from the Middle Eastern country four years ago. ... more 
Israel strikes five towns in south LebanonBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Israel carried out air strikes on five towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday shortly after telling people to flee, Lebanese state media and the Israeli military said. ... more 
Ukraine: 'Massive' Russian air attack hits civilians, infrastructureWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2025 Russia launched more than 600 drones and missiles across Ukraine in a "massive" attack overnight Friday aimed at infrastructure, residential areas and civilians, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more |
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Gaza City mostly empty amid Israeli offensive against HamasWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2025 More than half of Gaza City's residents have evacuated as Israel Defense Forces continue their offensive in what they call a Hamas stronghold. ... more  
China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence dealSydney (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 China cautioned Papua New Guinea against "undermining" its interests and sovereignty in signing a mutual defence pact with Australia widely seen as a counter to Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific. ... more 
What is the high seas treaty?United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 The high seas treaty aims to protect marine life in ocean waters worldwide that no country can claim as its own. ... more  
'License to kill': Experts warn on legality of US anti-drug strikesWashington (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has not offered a credible legal justification for US strikes targeting alleged drug smugglers, experts say, warning that he appears to be claiming an unlawful "license to kill." ... more |
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Pentagon bans reporters from accessing unauthorized infoWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2025 Journalists covering the Pentagon will have to pledge to access only authorized information or lose their press credentials, the Department of War announced Friday. ... more |
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U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2025 U.S. and Saudi forces engaged in the Middle East's largest live-fire exercise to counter unmanned drones and other aerial munitions through improved detection and tracking. ... more 
Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defence treatySydney (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 Australia and Papua New Guinea will not sign a long-awaited mutual defence treaty as expected on Wednesday, the two countries said. ... more 
Russian jets violate Estonian air space in 'brazen intrusion'Washington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2025 Russian fighter jets on Friday flew into Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, a move the country called a "brazen intrusion." ... more
Russia launches dozens of drones as Ukraine claims 'important success'Washington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2025 Russia launched nearly 90 drones at Ukraine overnight, most of which were "neutralized," President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Friday morning, after having claimed an "important success" in its counteroffensive in southeastern Donetsk. ... more |
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