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  London (AFP) March 12, 2023 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced a 5B pounds investment in defence as part of a review aimed at responding to emerging geopolitical threats from Russia and China. The investment comes after Sunak's defence minister Ben Wallace warned in January that the British armed forces were "hollowed out and underfunded". The investment, part of the 2023 Integrated Review Refresh (IR23), will help to replenish ammunition stocks, modernise the UK's nuclear enterprise and fund the next phas ... read more |
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N. Korea launches missiles as US, S. Korea kick off major drillsSeoul (AFP) March 13, 2023 North Korea said Monday it had test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, as South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years. ... more 
US, S.Korea kick off largest drills in five yearsSeoul (AFP) March 12, 2023 South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years on Monday, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war". ... more  
China's Xi spotlights national security in congress closing speechBeijing (AFP) March 13, 2023 China's Xi Jinping on Monday emphasised the need to strengthen national security, in his first address since being handed a historic third term as the country's president. ... more  
Missing Taiwan soldier found in ChinaTaipei (AFP) March 13, 2023 A Taiwanese soldier who went missing last week while stationed on an island near China has been found in the mainland, the government said Monday. ... more |
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Biden meets Australian, British leaders in California on subs pactWashington (AFP) March 13, 2023 President Joe Biden meets Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at stabilizing the Asia-Pacific region as it faces a rising China. ... more  
Up to 500 IS fighters still active in Iraq: militaryBaghdad (AFP) March 12, 2023 The Islamic State group still has up to 500 active fighters in Iraq, a senior military official estimated Sunday in the country where jihadist cells continue to launch sporadic attacks. ... more  
Syrian soldier among three dead in Israeli strikes: war monitorBeirut (AFP) March 12, 2023 Israeli airstrikes targeting a weapons depot in Syria killed an army officer and two pro-Iran fighters, a war monitor said, raising the death toll of the Sunday morning raid. ... more 
Made in China: Saudi-Iran deal goes beyond Middle East, say analystsRiyadh (AFP) March 10, 2023 A surprise deal to restore ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran will reverberate across and beyond the Middle East, analysts said Friday, touching everything from Yemen's war to China's regional engagement. ... more |
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North Korea adopts war deterrence measures: state mediaSeoul (AFP) March 12, 2023 North Korea has decided to take "important practical" war deterrence measures, state media reported Sunday, a day before Seoul and Washington begin their largest joint military drills in five years. ... more  
Maxar awards L3Harris large deployable reflectors contractMelbourne FL (SPX) Mar 09, 2023 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has announced a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites. The two nine-meter unf ... more 
Iran, Saudi to restore ties in China-brokered dealTehran (AFP) March 10, 2023 Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in Chinese-brokered talks, they said in a joint statement, seven years after relations were severed. ... more  
Micronesia president accuses China of bribery, 'political warfare'Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) March 10, 2023 Micronesia's president has accused China of bribery, harassment and "political warfare", in an explosive letter to his country's legislature obtained by AFP on Friday. ... more |
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