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Israel pressed ahead with a major military operation in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, carrying out arrests and demolitions a day after two Palestinian gunmen killed two…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not moving fast enough to strengthen its defenses, Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned on Saturday. Teodoro said ambitious national security plans should have been laid …

PROSECUTORS at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have asked judges to admit the prior recorded testimony and written expert report of four witnesses in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying …

(UPDATED) VETERAN journalist and political columnist Philip Lustre Jr. was released from jail Saturday night after posting ₱48,000 bail in a cyber libel case from Davao City.​Lustre was arrested at Dapo Restaurant …

Southeast Brigade commander Ahmad Radzi Hussain says the officer suffered a broken arm and a suspected drug dealer was arrested.

AI recreates Long March history in anniversary TV gala

BANGKOK (AP) — The son of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that when he finally got to speak with his mother, who has spent more than five years …

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— Some 600 soldiers took part in a four-day joint military exercises in Dinagat Islands starting Thursday, October 22, a drill designed to test and improve the readiness …

MANILA, Philippines — The National Press Club (NPC) on Saturday condemned the arrest of veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. and urged authorities to provide a clear explanation on the circumstances of the …

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 —The RTS Link Malaysia-Singapore Cross-Border Joint Exercise Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2026...

The alerts covered four western provinces, with residents told to proceed to the nearest safe place.

Convenience cannot trump national sovereignty.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed a major bridge linking North Korea with the Chinese border city of Dandong that officially opened last week.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a major military operation in response to an attack on soldiers in the West Bank.

The US Department of Defense has designated Confucius Institutes, Chinese-funded cultural centers on American university campuses, a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday. Washington considers the centers …

The aviation accident on Friday (Oct 23) involved two SF-260 aircraft during a training flight at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement.

"Let us build the strongest army and speed up a military revolution in our style", the North Korean leader said.

Newtalk新聞 俄烏戰爭持續擴大無人機威脅，歐洲能源設施、交通樞紐及軍事基地面臨安全風險。軍聞網站《Defense News》報導，法國國會今年 8 月通過相關法律，允許經核准的關鍵基礎設施營運商及承包商在指定區域偵測、干擾甚至擊落無人機，並計畫於 2027 年前強化重要設施防護，德國、奧地利及波蘭也陸續研擬或實施反制措施。 《Defense News》指出，自 2022 年俄羅斯全面入侵烏克蘭以來，歐洲各國日益憂心，低成本無人機與混合攻擊可能破壞電力、交通等關鍵設施，導致大規模停電及供暖中斷。歐洲電力工業聯盟（Eurelectric）也警告，今年冬季因混合攻擊造成供暖中斷的風險，正逐漸從假設情境轉為現實威脅。 《Defense News》報導，法國政府計畫在 2027 年前，為擴大列管的重要敏感設施部署反無人機系統，涵蓋國營電力公司 EDF 及國家鐵路公司 SNCF 等設施。目前，法國已在巴黎南方的布雷蒂尼敘奧爾日測試場評估相關裝備，納入 3 家系統整合商及 17 套反無人機系統，技術包括電子干擾器與攔截無人機，並研議加快採購進度。 《Defense News》指出，德國正檢討民間業者參與主動反無人機行動的法律依據；奧地利 9 月宣布研擬賦予大型能源企業類似權限；波蘭則已在重要能源設施周邊設置無人機限制區，授權指定安全人員摧毀、癱瘓或接管闖入的無人機。 不過，企業直接擊落無人機仍涉及法律責任問題。若無人機遭擊落後，殘骸墜落造成地面人員傷亡或財產損失，責任歸屬仍有待釐清。報導指出，芬蘭部分能源業者認為，反制威脅應由軍警負責，企業則應專注於能源供應。 《Defense News》進一步指出，歐洲能源業者過去主要著重電網韌性及災後修復，如今也必須考慮主動防禦。立陶宛正興建具防護能力的變電站，波蘭則利用直升機巡查高壓電網；然而，大型變壓器一旦受損，可能需要數年才能替換。 德國萊茵金屬（Rheinmetall）表示，現代反無人機系統已能整合感測器、指揮管制與反制設備，在數秒內識別並處理威脅，但民間業者仍可能受限於授權程序，無法即時採取行動。隨著歐洲反無人機需求增加，如何兼顧防禦效率、法律授權與事故責任，成為各國保護關鍵基礎設施時面臨的課題。延伸閱讀：烏軍無人機轟炸俄5座資料中心！ 民眾日常生活受影響 …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The government plans to establish Veterans’ Day to honour the service and s...

Rescue operations are now in the critical "golden period." More than 5,000 personnel from various rescue teams have been deployed across the affected area, conducting door-to-door and site-by-site searches.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said on Saturday. Kim’s …

Years later, working for CGTN, I found myself in Yeping Village, Ruijin, in China's Jiangxi Province, filming a documentary about this historic journey. I had come to document history. I did not …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the regime's military to build the "strongest army" as he addressed a meeting of commanders in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Saturday. Kim …

The US Army has activated an air defense battalion in Guam to bolster the island's defenses against regional missile threats, including those posed by North Korea and China, a US military news …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a two-day military conference in Pyongyang this week on perfecting low-level leadership and improving training systems, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency …

North Korea is displaying an increasingly diverse missile arsenal this year, firing from different platforms — on land, aboard warships and, according to Pyongyang, underwater from a submarine — while testing weapons …

Three entrepreneurs share how the agency’s financing and guidance has helped them overcome challenges and continue operations.

Nearly 10,000 garment workers in Yangon face imminent job loss as up to six factories prepare to shut down or downsize operations due to dwindling international orders, chronic electricity shortages, and volatile …

Ministers from Britain, France, Germany and Italy met counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt to discuss Hormuz, Yemen and ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday warned that any attempt by China to tow away the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal constitutes an act of war against the Philippines.“We …

The former Umno information chief says Malaysia needs a serious, long-term plan to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.

The Long March is history. But its great spirit remains a source of strength for China's journey today.

China has deployed satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to aid rescue efforts following a magnitude-7.0 earthquake in the country's southwestern Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday evening.

PHNOM PENH — 22 October 2026, Cambodia has renewed its call for Thailand to return archaeological objects it says were removed from Prasat Khana and taken across the border. In a statement …

The exercise did not involve any actual nuclear weapons and was aimed at enhancing coordination between Western Europe's two nuclear powers.

Sparks of Long March inspire ethnic unity on the grasslands

The Army's Ground Operations Command (GOC) has conducted an annual counterfire field training exercise (FTX) to enhance its readiness for wartime operations, the armed service said Friday. The drills were conducted from …

A middle school student bitten by a cobra while trying to trade it illegally has been caught by police, raising concerns about illegal ownership of wild animals. According to the police, a …

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