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  Comments Off on Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget for 2027, marking 18% increase 0

  Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget for 2027, marking 18% increase

  Asia-Pacific, News August 23, 2026 , by IRIA

  Taiwan has proposed an 18% increase in defense spending for 2027, taking the budget above $35 billion,
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  Comments Off on South Korea and US scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, raising alliance concerns 0

  South Korea and US scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, raising alliance concerns

  Asia-Pacific, News August 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  South Korea and the United States have shortened and scaled back this year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield military
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  Comments Off on Australia and Japan advance defense cooperation with joint missile testing and high-energy laser trials 0

  Australia and Japan advance defense cooperation with joint missile testing and high-energy laser trials

  Asia-Pacific, News August 19, 2026 , by IRIA

  Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles hosted Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Canberra
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  Comments Off on Trump orders reduction in US-South Korea military exercises after Seoul declines to join Iran war 0

  Trump orders reduction in US-South Korea military exercises after Seoul declines to join Iran war

  Asia-Pacific, News, US August 18, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises
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  Comments Off on Australia strengthens maritime surveillance capabilities with MQ-4C Triton aircraft 0

  Australia strengthens maritime surveillance capabilities with MQ-4C Triton aircraft

  Asia-Pacific, News August 16, 2026 , by IRIA

  Australia is strengthening its long-range maritime surveillance and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
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  Comments Off on Russian President Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands for first time, prompting strong protest from Japan 0

  Russian President Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands for first time, prompting strong protest from Japan

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News August 14, 2026 , by IRIA

  Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first official visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on August
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  Comments Off on Ukraine accuses Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in deadly Zaporizhzhia attack 0

  Ukraine accuses Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in deadly Zaporizhzhia attack

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News August 12, 2026 , by IRIA

  Ukraine has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in a deadly overnight attack on the
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  Comments Off on Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign trilateral Mecca Joint Defense Agreement 0

  Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign trilateral Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News August 7, 2026 , by IRIA

  Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a landmark trilateral defense agreement establishing a
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  Comments Off on Pakistan Army reportedly bans Meta-owned WhatsApp for official communications, shifts to China’s WeChat 0

  Pakistan Army reportedly bans Meta-owned WhatsApp for official communications, shifts to China’s WeChat

  Asia-Pacific, News August 6, 2026 , by IRIA

  Pakistan Army has reportedly directed its officers, soldiers and administrative personnel to gradually
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  Comments Off on North Korea accuses NATO of preparing for war after alliance approves $31 billion fuel infrastructure plan 0

  North Korea accuses NATO of preparing for war after alliance approves $31 billion fuel infrastructure plan

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News August 3, 2026 , by IRIA

  North Korea has accused NATO of preparing for future wars after the alliance approved a major expansion

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