At its narrowest point, the Persian Gulf is only 55 kilometres wide. One coastline is dotted with US military bases, and the other bank is the border of Iran. The United States has a substantial military footprint across the Middle East, amassed over decades. Several permanent bases in the region house thousands of troops, advanced…
The People’s Liberation Army launched joint exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, marking Beijing’s latest warning to the island’s “separatist forces”. According to a statement issued by the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command, the patrols and exercises included simulated air and land strikes, as well as control of key passages to test the joint combat readiness of…
The power station at Zaporizhzhia is in Russian-occupied territory AP President Trump told President Zelensky that the best way to protect Ukraine’s infrastructure was for the US to take control of its nuclear power. The White House said Trump had moved past a previous deal that would have given American companies access to Ukraine’s oil,…
Mexico began sending 10,000 troops to its northern border on Wednesday, with National Guard and Army trucks patrolling the area between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.(AP) National Guard troops, masked…
Topline The years-long Russia-Ukraine war could soon escalate with the direct involvement of North Korean forces, U.S. officials suggested this week, alleging there is evidence thousands of troops were deployed to Russia, as South Korea to vow to take action against its longtime enemy. Putin has not denied reports of North Korean troops in Russia….
Russia has lost 651,810 troops since the onset of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said. This figure, released on September 29, includes 1,170 Russian casualties recorded in just one day. In addition to troop casualties, the report said Russia lost 8,869 tanks, 17,476 armoured…
Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful leader of Russia’s Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk on Thursday of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck that he claimed to have received from the billionaire last month. Kadyrov, who has ruled Chechnya with an iron fist for over 17 years, shared a video in August of him driving around in the electric…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Must have experience: impossible catch for pressured Chinese students seeking…