China to investigate Google
BEIJING (Agencies): China’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into suspected violations by US tech giant Google. The announcement, which was made on Tuesday morning, coincides with rising trade tensions…
US Approves Additional Sale of AGM-158B/B-2 Missiles to Japan
Washington, D.C. (Agencies): The United States Department of State has approved the sale of 16 additional AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles – Extended Range (JASSM-ERs) to Japan, with an estimated…
Pitch Black: International Fighters Join air combat exercise in Australia
CANBERRA (Agencies): Australia’s ‘Pitch Black’ air combat exercise has commenced this week, marking its largest iteration since its inception in 1981. “With around 140 aircraft and over 4,000 personnel from…
New war is coming – UN
NEW YORK (Agencies): The world is on the brink of a catastrophe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, pointing to the risks of a potential devastating conflict between…
Philippines Establishes New BrahMos Missile Base Amid South China Sea Tensions
Manila (Agencies): In Zambales, on the coast of Western Luzon, the Philippines is constructing its first BrahMos anti-ship missile base at the Philippine Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, facing the South…
China sanctions former US lawmaker
BEIJING (Agencies): China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that it will take countermeasures in accordance with the law against Mike Gallagher, a former US Representative from Wisconsin and…
India Reiterates Support for Philippines in South China Sea Dispute
New Delhi (Agencies): Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, India has firmly reiterated its support for the Philippines and its national sovereignty. The Philippines is currently embroiled in…
US to deploy 5 aircraft carriers in western Pacific in show of strength to China
WASHINGTON (Agencies) – As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States is expected to deploy nearly half of its aircraft carrier fleet to the western Pacific this year.…
What’s next for the US-Philippines basing agreement?
MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines is expected to work on dozens of projects this year to upgrade military bases as part of an agreement with the United States. Signed in 2014,…