MILITARY

1,721 articles

Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into its war with the United States, Iran's military has begun signalling a shift from retaliation to offence, which analysts say could reflect Tehra...
'People, not robots': Ukraine's soldiers justify human role amid drone revolution
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian paratroopers were traipsing across a corn and rapes...
New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed ship
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provo...
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
India and Japan agreed to bolster security ties including maritime cooperation on Thursday after their defence ministers met in New Delhi.
After days adrift, Cuban migrants rescued by Mexico navy
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican navy told AFP Thursday it had rescued a group of Cuban migrants, including several minors, who went missing at sea last week.
North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's K...
Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar's military chief met Thursday with Thailand's top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces...
Iran slams Trump's economic pressure plan as more 'failed policies'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump's economic punishment plan for Tehran as a continuation of "failed polici...
Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's lawmakers approved the country's new defence minister on Wednesday, a month after a reshuffle that triggered a public backlash after the dismissal of ...
Yemen govt warns Houthis planning to seize Bab al-Mandab coast
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
A Yemeni minister has warned that the country's Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would allow the group to further ...
Shakira, Christina Aguilera concerts in Abu Dhabi cancelled
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Entertainment rganisers have announced the cancellation of a UAE concert by US singer Christina Aguilera and a festival featuring Shakira in Abu Dhabi, amid the...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
Bern eyes boosting air defence budget by over $1 bn
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland's government said Wednesday it was seeking to boost its 2026 investments in air defence spending by more than $1.0 billion, pointing to escalating t...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Israel army launches criminal probe into killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had ordered a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing in Gaza of five-year-old Hind Rajab, whose death drew internat...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey rejected on Wednesday Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the Unite...
North Korea leader's sister says 'unaware' of reported Kim-Trump communication
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The powerful sister of Kim Jong Un said Wednesday she was "unaware" of reported communication between her brother and Donald Trump, after the US president hinte...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.