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Leaked memo forecasting Taiwan strait conflict in 2025 triggers debate about ‘undisciplined’ commentsA leaked memo from a US four-star general saying his “gut” told him the US would be at war with China in 2025 has prompted warnings about the danger of…
Read MoreDeal expands Washington’s access to military bases close to Taiwan and the South China SeaThe Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, greatly enhancing Washington’s presence in the region at a time of growing co…
Read MoreUS aircraft forced to take evasive maneuvers during latest incident over contested shipping, fishing and gas field-rich regionA Chinese military plane came within 10ft (three meters) of a US air force aircraft over the contested South China Sea last we…
Read MoreSaifullah Paracha, 75, returns to Pakistan after being held, but never charged, over suspected al-Qaida tiesA 75-year-old Pakistani man who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantánamo Bay detention centre, has been released and returned home, the foreign…
Read MoreThe Afghan Adjustment Act would offer permanent resident status to Afghans who fled the Taliban but Congress has not taken actionA group of 12 people sit in camp chairs – chatting, smoking, listening – in the dark. Behind them, the Capitol building i…
Read MoreMalaysian defence contractor fled before sentencing in US over bribery scheme that lasted more than a decade and involved dozens of US navy officersA Malaysian defence contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scand…
Read MoreNavy veteran exchanged for Bashir Noorzai, who had been held in US since 2005 on drugs chargesThe Taliban have freed an American engineer in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader linked to the group whom the US had held on drugs charges since 2005.Mark …
Read MoreLeonard Francis, contractor in US navy’s biggest scandal, was able not only to escape but also rented vans to load up his possessionsThe US Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies are facing questions over their competence after the central…
Read MoreA year ago, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war. The Taliban quickly returned to power and the country has since experienced famine, economic collapse and a widespread erosion of women’s rights.This week, Jonathan Freedland sp…
Read MoreThe show of force is expected to prompt an angry response from Pyongyang and follows failure of Trump-era policy of engagementThe US and South Korea have begun their biggest joint military drills in years – a show of force that is expected to raise ten…
Read MoreA US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed the top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Joe Biden announced on Monday. The US president described the death of Zawahiri, who was Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor, as a major blow to the terrorist net…
Read MoreBallistic missile interception system trial follows North Korean tests and deployment of US THAAD system in South KoreaChina has claimed a successful test of a land-based ballistic missile interception system amid heightened tensions in Asia, in a move…
Read MoreMonday morning launches demonstrate ‘capability and readiness to carry out precision strikes’ on regime, a day after it carried out its own launchesSouth Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles into the sea in response to North Ko…
Read MorePyongyang’s 18th round of missile tests this year comes after US aircraft carrier leads exercises in the Philippine SeaNorth Korea has fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, a day after South Korea and the US wra…
Read MoreAs island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is in no mood to celebrateEarlier this week, Jinshiro Motoyama placed a banner outside the office of Japan’s prime minister, sat on a folding chai…
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