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China sends navy to evacuate citizens in Sudan
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has k...
Chinese, Philippine vessels in 'David and Goliath' near-crash
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
The near-miss off the Spratly Islands on Sunday was the latest in a steady string of incidents between China and the Philippines in the contested waterway. AFP ...
Yoon visits White House, US nuclear sub heading to SKorea
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
A military honor guard and hundreds of guests massed outside the White House where Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, arrived for a day of pomp and ceremony -- an...
US nuclear sub to visit S. Korea to boost deterrence: US
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The senior US official said measures being announced Wednesday have not been seen since the height of the Cold War and are meant to boost deterrence in the face...
US, Philippine troops fire rockets at ship in largest-ever drills
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
It was the first time the countries had conducted a joint live-fire exercise in the hotly contested waters, which China claims almost entirely. Philippine Presi...
China, Singapore to hold joint naval drills
Apr 24, 2023 (AFP)
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy will dispatch its frigate Yulin as well as the Chibi minesweeper for the drills, which will take place around Singapor...
US says naval destroyer sails through Beijing-claimed waters in South China Sea
Apr 10, 2023 (AFP)
The operation "upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea", the Navy said in a statement. The destroyer had "asserted navigational rights and freed...
North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack 'drone'
Mar 24, 2023 (AFP)
Pyongyang carried out military drills of its own in response this week, the official Korean Central News Agency said, including test-firing a new nuclear-capabl...
Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S. China Sea
Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea -- a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade pass annually -- despite an ...
Australian subs deal could have 'deadly' consequences: former PM
Mar 15, 2023 (AFP)
Australia announced on Monday it would buy up to five US submarines in an ambitious effort to bulk up Western muscle in the face of a rising China. With the hel...
Russia begins naval drills with China, Iran
Mar 15, 2023 (AFP)
The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that the trilateral exercises dubbed the "Marine Security Belt 2023" had begun in the vicinity of the Iranian p...
China warns AUKUS allies on 'path of error and danger' with subs pact
Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)
Australia announced on Monday it would buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious pl...
Australia to buy US nuclear subs in ambitious new pact
Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement came Monday at an event at a San Diego, California, naval base where President Joe Biden hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and ...
UN nuke watchdog on guard over sub deal
Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)
Australia on Monday announced it would buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious pl...
Australia faces 'devilishly tricky' task to get nuclear subs
Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)
But experts say it will mean a decades-long and "devilishly tricky" quest. Here are some key challenges Canberra faces as it tries to transform its military and...
Biden meets Australian, British leaders in California on subs pact
Mar 13, 2023 (AFP)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will join Biden at the base in San Diego 18 months after their countries for...
Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)
After 18 months of negotiations, it is anticipated that Australia will reveal plans to obtain eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Australian Prime Ministe...
Australia PM says to meet Biden in US, submarine deal expected
Mar 08, 2023 (AFP)
After 18 months of negotiations, it's anticipated that Australia will reveal plans to obtain eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Prime Minister Anthony Al...
Quad powers concerned over militarisation in Asian seas
Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of the other three nations assembled in New Delhi under the auspices of their Quad grouping. In a...
Australian defence minister aims to reassure Thailand over nuclear subs
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
The submarine issue came up during a visit to Manila earlier this week, Defence Minister Richard Marles told AFP in an interview, and was also on the agenda for...
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