US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un for a "wise" decision not to fire missiles towards the US territory of Guam, which has eased escalating tension between the two countries.
2017-08-17
Commanding General of U.S. Army Central Command, Lieutenant General Michael Garrett, led a six-member delegation on a three-day visit to Pakistan this week, the American embassy here said Wednesday.
2017-08-17
A Russian envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday urged the United States and South Korea to scale down their planned joint military exercises to cool down the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
2017-08-17
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday after two days of journey from Earth, the U.S. space agency NASA said.
2017-08-17
Members of Brazil's armed forces and police led a vast operation on Wednesday against drug trafficking in Niteroi, a city in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, the local military commander announced.
2017-08-17
Italy's ANSA news agency reported Wednesday that Austrian territorial military commander Herbert Bauer has announced deployment of 70 soldiers to help police conduct checks at its border with Italy, near the Brenner Pass.
2017-08-17
The Spanish Maritime Rescue Service Wednesday saved 339 immigrants from rubber dinghies in which they were attempting to cross the Straits of Gibraltar that separates North Africa from the south of Spain.
2017-08-17
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying five crew members crashed off Hawaii cost local time Tuesday night and the rescue teams have found debris, a spokeswoman said Wednesday morning.
2017-08-17
The upcoming military exercises jointly held by Russia and India are not directed against a third country, a Russian expert said on Tuesday.
2017-08-16
Iran's military chief of staff has arrived in Ankara for talks with Turkey's leadership reportedly aimed at narrowing differences on the Syria crisis and coordinating policy on Iraq.
2017-08-16
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a monetary offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday on the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender which brought an end to World War II.
2017-08-15
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of military options for Venezuela, the Pentagon said on Monday that U.S. military so far had not been asked to provide military options.
2017-08-15
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday placed his emphasis on peace on the Korean Peninsula amid the rhetoric war between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
2017-08-14
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Monday saw a very low possibility for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch its missiles targeting the waters off the coast of the U.S. island of Guam in the Pacific.
2017-08-14
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is looking to invite Chinese performers next year, and plans to take its show to China in 2020, its producer David Allfrey has said.
2017-08-14
Ahmed bin Mohamed Military College has ended the "Decisive Decision 13" joint exercise with the British armed forces, Qatar news agency (QNA) reported Sunday.
2017-08-14
It has come very close to the potential use of force on the Korean Peninsula and it will be a "real catastrophe" if the situation goes that way, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday.
2017-08-14
The Syrian army said it fully captured the city of Sukhneh on Saturday, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Syria's central province of Homs, state news agency SANA reported.
2017-08-12
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday accused the United States and Japan of reckless behavior, saying the two are strengthening their military alliance.
2017-08-11
The SCO completed a joint anti-terrorist drill on Thursday in Russia's Yaroslavl region located northeast of Moscow, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
2017-08-11
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Wednesday that its fighters are besieging the Islamic State (IS) militants inside the city of Raqqa in northeastern Syria.
2017-08-10
The Syrian government forces on Saturday captured the city of Sukhneh, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in the central province of Homs, pro-government Sham FM radio reported.
2017-08-06
The U.S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by the world-leading SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of "cyber vulnerabilities" in the products.
2017-08-05
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) early Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
2017-08-03
Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops in the restive northeast region to always be alert as there was no time to rest yet.
2017-08-03
The Syrian government forces have captured 20 percent of the residential part of the city of Sukhneh, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in the central province of Homs, a monitor group reported on Wednesday.
2017-08-03
Residents and peace activists in South Korea, who have opposed the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, gathered Monday outside the presidential Blue House and the defense ministry's headquarters, shouting a renewed opposition to further deployment.
2017-08-01
Egyptian army raided a hideout of extremist elements in North Sinai province on Monday and killed one militant, the military spokesman said in a statement.
2017-08-01
The U.S. military said Monday it carried out a drone strike in southern Somalia on Saturday evening, killing Al-Shabaab fighter.
2017-08-01
Somalia military court in Somalia on Monday sentenced a soldier to death for killing the country's minister of public works and reconstruction in May.
2017-08-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday paid tribute to the Russian Navy, speaking highly of its development and renovation as well as contribution to fighting terrorism and piracy, the Kremlin said.
2017-07-31
A multinational military drill named "Noble Partner 2017" kicked off at the Vaziani base near Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Sunday.
2017-07-31
Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday announced the start of the International Army Games 2017 in the country, an event which will be held until Aug. 12.
2017-07-30
South Korea and the United States conducted joint ballistic missile drills in response to the latest missile launch by the DPRK, South Korea's military said early Saturday.
2017-07-29
A group of 100 Macedonian Army troops and some 300 members of U.S. Armed Forces will hold a joint drill in Macedonia's capital on Saturday and Sunday, Macedonian ministry of defense said Friday.
2017-07-29
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed Washington's threats and pressures pertaining to Tehran's recent successful launch of a satellite carrier.
2017-07-29
The DPRK launched a ballistic missile around 11:42 p.m. Japanese time Friday, Japanese government said early Saturday.
2017-07-29
The new South Korean government under President Moon Jae-in, who took office in early May, announced a plan on Friday to make a final decision on the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment after a "general" environmental impact assessment on the THAAD site.
2017-07-28
Leading newspapers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday marked the 64th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War by calling on the United States to dump its confrontational approach to the DPRK.
2017-07-28
The West 2017 Belarusian-Russian joint exercise are open and defensive, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday.
2017-07-28