East Asia and Pacific Region
Amid China tensions, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants to retain VFA with the U.S.
In February, the President announced he would rip up the long-standing Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, which operationalises the two countries’ Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT), signed in 1951. Manila said it suspended the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwanese PAC3 missile shot down Chinese Su-35s fighter jet
The Su-35S fighter was shot down by the Taiwanese Patriot missile defense system. Multiple videos circulating on Twitter shows a jet engulfed in thick smoke. The video of Su-35 crashing at an unknown building in Taiwan. […]
Middle East
Iran fired land-attack cruise missile at U.S. base in Iraq
The United States’ Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced the discovery of an Iranian-designed land attack cruise missile in Iraq. On January 3, Iraqi police in Babylon uncovered a failed launch attempt of an Iranian-developed missile, […]
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