Defence`s Feeds

On 18 February the deadline set in the cessation of hostilities agreement between Israel and Lebanon passed.

China on Wednesday voiced opposition to Vietnam's recent developments in the Spratly archipelago in a rare public protest.

Three women Naxals were killed Wednesday in a fierce gunfight with government forces in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The Vietnam National Assembly on Wednesday gave a near-unanimous approval to a railway bill that allows the country to utilize Chinese loans for the construction of a new $8.3 billion link aimed at improving transport connections between the two neighboring countries.

Diplomats from Afghanistan's ruling Taliban reported Wednesday that neighboring Pakistan is implementing a plan for the "imminent" and swift mass deportation of nearly three million Afghan refugees from its territory.

Philippine defense officials say they will hold a large, 10-day military training exercise next month, aiming to strengthen the country's ability to respond to any crisis caused by an "external threat."

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the UAE rejects "any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land" as Rubio made a visit Wednesday to Abu Dhabi.

Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin, Jr. (WPC-1147) and the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) rescued seven mariners from a disabled vessel in the international waters of the central Arabian Gulf, Feb. 18.

The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 18.

Amid rising regional tensions and the continuous advance of the 23 March Movement, or M23, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, senior UN officials told the Security Council today that the warring parties must return to the negotiating table and seriously work towards peace, while also welcoming regional efforts to resolve the conflict.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have reaffirmed their opposition to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to "take over" Gaza and displace Palestinians from the war-ravaged strip.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun urges the United States to press Israel to end its occupation of the country and completely withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon.

An Israeli airstrike has killed one person and injured two others in Lebanon's southern towns of Ayta ash-Shab and Wazzani.

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations has rebuked the US colonial plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, describing the plot as a flagrant violation of international law and blatant disregard for human rights.

US and Palestinian officials say the administration of US President Donald Trump has entirely cut off funding for the security forces of the Palestinian Authority.

On February 18, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi made remarks to the media after chairing the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council high-level meeting themed "Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance".

On February 18, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi answered questions from the media on the spot after chairing the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council high-level meeting themed "Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance".

Despite China's continued illegal, coercive and aggressive behavior, the Philippines will not give up its "routine maritime operations" in Bajo de Masinloc, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said Tuesday night.

The Philippine Army (PA) on Wednesday announced that it would beef up its reserve force and develop the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) with the assistance of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP).

The maneuvers conducted by the Chinese Harbin Z-9 helicopter against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft were "unsafe and extremely dangerous", the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Wednesday.