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A policeman fires a gun during a protest against "Agnipath scheme" for recruiting personnel for armed forces, in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar, India on 17 June, 2022

One dead in India unrest over new military recruitment system "Agnipath"

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the new recruitment system this week, called Agnipath or “path of fire” in Hindi, triggering turmoil with police firing into the air to break up ...

A Ukrainian serviceman checks a just received Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon (NLAW) on the position not far from the Ukrainian town of Chuguiv, in Kharkiv region on 9 June 2022

‘Ukraine dependent on arms from allies after exhausting Soviet-era weaponry’

Kyiv has asked repeatedly for the longer-range Himars precision missile systems, but Washington only agreed when it felt Ukraine was ready

'Japan wants to supply radar and other military hardware to Bangladesh'

'Japan wants to supply radar and other military hardware to Bangladesh'

The defence sector is a new area of cooperation with Bangladesh, Japanese ambassador Ito Naoki said, adding that this area had opened up when Bangladesh expressed its decision to diversify its source ...

NATO

Germany agrees $107b fund to modernise military

Germany’s government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernise the army in the face of the Russian threat

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on 25 May, 2022, after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan according to South Korea's military.

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles, Seoul military says

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan early Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, just one day after President Joe Biden wrapped up his first Asia visit as US leader

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

NATO on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its "historic" bid to join the alliance and with Western claims that Russia had suffered heavy losses in its push ...

Special Task Force members are seen in front of the Prime Minister's official residence after the government imposed a three-day curfew following clashes between pro and anti-government demonstrators, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 May, 2022.

Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to military, police after clashes kill seven

Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed seven people and injured more than 200, in violence that ...

Ben Wallace, UK Defence Secretary

UK deploys 8,000 troops to Europe to deter ‘Russian aggression’

Britain has been supplying missiles to Ukraine to fight back against Russia, and says it is ready to help with tanks and planes via partners such as Poland

Myanmar`s leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks on the second day of hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on 11 December 2019. Reuters File Photo

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi awaits verdict in first corruption case

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces a possible 15 years in prison on Monday, when a court in the military-ruled country is scheduled to deliver a verdict in the first of multiple corruption ...

his picture taken on 15 April, 2022 shows members of the "Peacock Generation" activist troupe, some of whom are dressed as part of the "People's Defence Forces" (PDF), waving Yangon Student Union flags during a traditional "Thangyat" performance in Kayin state

Anti-coup fighters threaten Chinese mines in Myanmar

Myanmar anti-coup rebels on Saturday threatened to attack Chinese-backed mines in the country's northwest if the projects are not shut down, saying the profits were lining the pockets of the junta

Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against Pakistani airstrikes, in Khost on 16 April, 2022

Afghanistan death toll in 'Pakistan strikes' rises to at least 47: officials

The death toll from Pakistani military air strikes in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar has jumped to at least 47, officials said Sunday, as Islamabad urged Kabul to act against ...

This picture taken on 15 April 2022 shows members of the "Peacock Generation" activist troupe taking part in a traditional "Thangyat" performance in Kayin state.

Myanmar rebel troupe takes aim at junta with folk satire

A troupe of Myanmar folk singers and satirists are taking their new show on a jungle tour, hoping to rally anti-coup fighters far from their families with barbs against the junta and jokes about home.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan on 4 June 2021

Pakistan military dismisses Khan's theory US conspired to oust him as PM

Pakistan's powerful military on Thursday dismissed ousted prime minister Imran Khan's accusation that the United States had conspired to topple him in a parliamentary vote of confidence

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan on 4 June 2021

No Pakistani prime minister has completed a full tenure

Pakistan, a parliamentary democracy for most of its history, has had a total of 29 prime ministers since 1947

US wants to sell high-tech weapons to Bangladesh

Security dialogue US wants to sell high-tech weapons to Bangladesh

Bangladesh foreign ministry in a press release on Thursday said that the talks on GSOMIA and ACSA in the security dialogue in Washington were positive.

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