Taiwan test fires US supplied rocket for the first time amid tension with China
The precision weapon has been used in Ukraine for several years
Asia
US and China strike temporary trade truce. Could it be a turning point in Trump-Xi economic war?
After months of economic brinkmanship, world’s two largest economies have hit pause
Taliban bans game of chess
Taliban government has banned the game of chess across Afghanistan, arguing that it is incompatible with Islamic Sharia laws. The decision was announced on Sunday.
India and Pakistan agree to “full and immediate” ceasefire: Trump
New Delhi and Islamabad have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” following a night of talks mediated by the US, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
Rafael targeting Southeast Asia, Europe for naval defense system sales
In addition to C-DOME and the Typhoon gun, which are both kinetic interceptors, Rafael is looking to sell its Iron Beam laser weapon to navies around the world.
Vance says it is ‘none of our business’ to intervene in India-Pakistan conflict
‘What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit,’ the US vice-president says
Twins, 12, among those killed in Indian border town in Pakistani shelling: ‘We are paying with our blood’
Deadly attacks by Pakistan on Indian border towns in Kashmir have left a trail of devastation, with homes shattered and families torn apart, as Shweta Sharma and Mohammad Dawood report
With congested waterways, Singapore focused on modernizing navy
Singapore announced a 12.3 percent hike in the defense budget on March 3, pushing overall spending to S$23.4 billion (US$17.4 billion) in the new fiscal year.
Analysts say India and Pakistan know how to de-escalate — but will they?
“Now India’s response, both verbal and written, says and underscores the point that these attacks are proportionate,” said Harsh Pant of the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation. “They are very targeted and precise, and they…
Pakistan decries India’s ‘act of war’
Pakistan has accused India of committing a “blatant act of war” and promised retaliation after New Delhi launched deadly missile attacks along their contested border in disputed Kashmir in the worst eruption of violence between the nuclear-armed neigh…