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China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea encounter

The Philippines said Chinese Coast Guard personnel aggressively struck one of its navy staff on the head with a wooden baton during an encounter in the Second Thomas Shoal on Monday in which a navy...

Bulgaria eyes allowing US refueling planes at military base

Bulgaria’s parliament is set to consider a request by Washington to station tanker planes at the Bezmer military facility to support U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Tap for the full br...

Houthis announce maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening new front in US-Iran war

In their statement, the Houthis' armed forces said they were declaring "a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of 'an eye for an eye”, effective immediately" in ...

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say

7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes killed about 5,000 people, according to the government, though experts including the United States Geological Survey have predicted a likelihood of a final death toll o...

US strikes Iran for ninth day; Iran says two oil tankers in Hormuz exploded

U.S. forces hit Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as concerns grew over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said two oil tankers had exploded and been immobilized. Tap for the...

France, Germany expand defense partnership as Europe seeks more military autonomy

The leaders of Germany and France pledged on Friday to deepen defense cooperation and counter intense economic competition from China, which they said was exerting drastic pressure on Europe throug...