As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate
The U.S. and South Korean militaries said on Wednesday they will conduct their annual springtime exercises next month to bolster their countries’ combined defense capabilities against a backdrop of a deepening diplomatic freeze with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Trump threatens military action in Iran, despite ongoing nuclear deal talks
President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran—even going so far as to send the United States’ largest military aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, into the region to join an already massive military fleet—if Iran’s government doesn’t agree to a nuclear program deal.
Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks
Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita.
North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday in its latest assessment.
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government.
Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory.