Masses of armed security greeted the Australians on arrival this week, with armed guards at all venues a sign of the volatile nature of Pakistan hosting a major ICC tournament for the first time ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South ...

The ships have now changed course and are back in the Australian EEZ ... China has also been using its People’s Armed Police Force Coast Guard vessels to establish a regular gray-zone presence ...

Trump, who has accused Taiwan of “stealing” the US semiconductor industry and questioned US commitment to its security, last year suggested that Taipei spend about 10 percent of GDP on its armed ...

The French carrier engaged with security allies for contingency readiness ... maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,” Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Co. Xerxes Trinidad said.

The Philippine coast guard says a Chinese navy ... The Philippines has also been strengthening its security alliances with the United States, Japan, Australian, France, Canada, the European ...

China’s defense spending is to rise 7.2 percent this year, the same as last year, Beijing said yesterday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernization ... China’s external environment and domestic ...

according to an Israeli security official. He said the arrangement is temporary and control of the points will eventually be handed over to Lebanon’s armed forces, without specifying a timeline.