Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) South Korea's arms procurement agency said on Wednesday that it signed a contract with the US government earlier this month to buy 20 additional F-35A stealth fighter jets amid efforts to bolster response capabilities against North Korean military threats.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) North Korea will continue to escalate its nuclear threats against the US and South Korea next year while seeking to improve its capabilities to strike back with a nuclear weapon if it comes under a nuclear attack, experts said on Wednesday.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) A former US Forces Korea (USFK) commander on Wednesday called for the deployment of a US tank battalion to South Korea to strengthen defence capabilities as he warned of North Korean military threats in the new year.
Manila, Dec 27 (IANS) The 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage by Yemen's Houthi rebels in November "are safe," an official from the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Wednesday.
Tel Aviv, Dec 27 (IANS) The local people of Gaza have complained that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have prevented ambulances of Palestinian Red Cross and Red Crescent from getting near the injured in Tulkarem where an alleged Israeli drone attack killed six people and injured several others.
Tel Aviv, Dec 26 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Hezbollah has fired missiles at a Greek Orthodox church in northern Israel that wounded a civilian and nine security personnel.
Kathmandu, Dec 26 (IANS) In a chilling revelation, Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister Narayan Prakash Saud revealed some 100 Nepalis who joined the Russian army have been reported missing.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) INS Imphal, a stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into Indian Navy on Tuesday. The ship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions, the ministry of defence (MoD) said.
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Taking a stern view of the recent drone attacks on two ships in the high seas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday warned that they will not be spared and shall be given stringent punishment, as India is playing the role of a Net Security Provider for the entire Indian Ocean Region.
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's Defence Chief on Tuesday instructed Navy officials to mercilessly bury North Korean sailors at sea in the event of another North Korean provocation.
