The idea of ‘AUKUS Plus’ has re-emerged after the UK Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend cooperation ‘to partners such as Japan and South Korea’ as part of AUKUS ‘Strand B’ — or ‘Pillar Two’. This strand focuses on military technology cooperation with …

The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine “remains complex,” the Ukrainian military said on November 1, as the commander of Ukrainian forces said the war is moving into a new phase that puts the opposing forces into a stalemate. The General Staff of the Armed Forces said …

Even media outlets considered measured in their reporting on the Biden administration cannot account for its weak response to Iranian proxy militias attacking US military bases in the Middle East. When Hamas terrorists invaded Israel in a murderous rampage, President Biden talked tough and sent two carrier strike groups to …

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Muslim countries Wednesday to halt trade with Israel, including oil exports, in response to its bombardment of Gaza since deadly Hamas attacks. Israel has been pounding the Gaza Strip since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7 and, killed more than …

The Israeli military said it had deployed missile boats in the Red Sea on Wednesday as reinforcements, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it had launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and vowed to carry out more. Images disseminated by the military showed Saar-class corvettes patrolling near …

India’s engagement in the Middle Eastern Quad in the form of I2U2 partnership strategically situates it as a key international player in the complexities of Middle Eastern conflicts. The repercussions of this positioning have become apparent in the form of India potentially facing isolation, particularly in the realms of politics …

The 3rd BRI Forum firmly established China’s footprint in international politics for the next decade. The Forum was organised on October 17–18, 2023, in the bustling city of Beijing, reflecting Chinese prowess in the 21st century. Under the slogan “Together for common development and prosperity”, the forum was organised to …

Israeli fighter jets attacked Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a post on social media platform X. A video published Tuesday showed a series of missiles hitting Hezbollah infrastructure, which Israel said were weapons, posts and sites in Lebanon. The strikes come after Hezbollah claimed responsibility …

In the obliterated eastern industrial city of Avdiyivka, Ukrainian troops are trying to avoid being encircled by a multipronged Russian offensive — the largest single coordinated effort since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. About 500 kilometers to the southwest, something else is happening: The Ukrainians are crossing …

The southern sector: IDF forces continued expanding the ground maneuver in the Gaza Strip with the entrance of additional infantry, tank and engineering forces. The combined attacks from land, air and sea also continued, and fierce fighting was reported. The Hamas government’s media information office issued a notice to local …