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Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review
Jun 12, 2025 (AFP)
The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military might. It aims to arm...
Pentagon chief vows to honor US-Australia sub deal
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
Under the AUKUS deal signed to great fanfare in 2021, Washington, London and Canberra are cooperating on the joint development of cyber warfare tools, artificia...
Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time: Tokyo
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
On Monday, China's Shandong carrier and four other vessels, including a missile destroyer, sailed inside the Japanese economic waters surrounding the remote Pac...
Japan says two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing said Tuesday the Shandong and Liaoning carriers -- its only two currently in operation, with a third undergoing sea trials -- were carrying out "routine...
Navy removes name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from ship
Jun 03, 2025 (UPI)
The Office of the Secretary of the Navy was instructed to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a memorandum reviewed by military.com and confirm...
Taiwan says China deployed 2 aircraft carrier groups, dozens of ships
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
Up to 70 Chinese ships, including navy vessels, were monitored from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea from May 1-27, a security official said on the conditi...
UK to build attack subs as part of major defence review
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that "the threat we now face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War," as ...
Japan says China removes last buoy from Tokyo's economic waters
May 29, 2025 (AFP)
Japan said in December it had spotted a new buoy in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) south of Yonaguni Island, near Taiwan, and demanded that China remove it i...
Chinese ambassador lashes Australian plan to buy back key port
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
The Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the northern port of Darwin in 2015, a widely criticised decision that led to stricter scrutiny of major inf...
South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters
May 24, 2025 (AFP)
The US outlet Newsweek reported Wednesday that China had barred ships from entering certain parts of the Yellow Sea, located between mainland China and the Kore...
Vance to Naval Academy grads: 'Country needs you now more than ever'
May 23, 2025 (UPI)
During the ceremony, Marine 2 circled Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, and there was Blue Angels flyover. During the ceremony, Vance, who served in the U.S. ...
Beijing slams video posted by US embassy in Singapore about South China Sea
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The roughly 90-second video shows a government-built apartment block inundated with clutter, voiced over in a Singaporean accent. "This happens right outside Si...
North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch
May 22, 2025 (UPI)
The accident took place Wednesday at the Chongjin Shipyard on the country's east coast, the official Korean Central News Agency said. Due to "inexperienced comm...
'Serious' accident at North Korea warship launch: state media
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton vessel in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday "a serious accident occurred", the official Korean Central News...
Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon,'sideswiped' govt vessel
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
China and the Philippines have engaged in months of confrontations in the contested South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely, despite an internatio...
Philippines, US coast guards join military drills in South China Sea
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing claims almost the entire disputed waterway, through which more than 60 percent of global maritime trade passes, despite an international ruling that its...
Keel laid for future guided-missile destroyer USS Quentin Walsh
May 20, 2025 (UPI)
The keel, the structure at the bottom of the ship's hull, represents the start of construction or birth of the ship. Madison Ann Zolper, the great-granddaughter...
Mexican Navy training ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge
May 18, 2025 (AFP)
Onlookers enjoying the balmy spring evening watched in horror as the ship, its sails furled and festive lights draped in its rigging, tried to pass beneath the ...
China warns Panama ports deal firms to 'proceed with caution'
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The Hong Kong firm's attempt to sell most of its port operations to a US-led consortium was first announced in March after weeks of pressure from Donald Trump. ...
US envoy reassures Panamanians about contentious military deal
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to "take back" control of the Panama Canal from what he calls excessive Chinese influence has caused alarm in the C...
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