defence
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France to boost nuclear arsenal, could deploy atomic weapons to European allies
Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Ile Longue nuclear submarine base in Crozon. (EPA Images pic) PARIS: President Emmanuel…
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Japan’s PM readies snap election, Feb 8 ballot eyed
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, will be looking to ride a surge in public support since coming to…
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Japan says China’s military drills around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’
This frame grab from China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command shows rockets fired into the waters of the Taiwan…
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South Korea protests over China, Russia aircraft incursions
Chinese and Russian warplanes were spotted before entering the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ). (EPA Images pic) SEOUL: South…
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Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fighters
Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the incident was “dangerous and extremely regrettable”. (EPA Images pic) TOKYO: Chinese military aircraft locked…
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Japan denies report that Trump told Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan
Japan’s top government spokesman, Minoru Kihara, has denied the Wall Street Journal’s account of the conversation between Donald Trump and…
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Japan scrambles aircraft over suspected China drone near Taiwan
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo could intervene militarily if Taiwan were attacked.…
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US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump’s return
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s government has vowed to ramp up defence spending as China maintains military pressure around the island.…
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