U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has described India as a key pillar of regional stability, highlighting its military modernisation efforts and growing strategic partnership with the United States in maintaining a balance of power across the Indo-Pacific. Speaking on the second day of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Mr....
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reached eastern Congo’s Bunia today, which is the epicentre of a rare type of Ebola virus outbreak that continues to spread despite better-organised health facilities and freshly arrived aid.
Mr Tedros is expected to visit a treatment centre and meet local authorities, health...
The US State Department has designated two Brazilian criminal groups as foreign terrorist organisations. The two gangs, First Command of the Capital, or PCC, and Red Command, or CV, likely have more than 50,000 members combined, according to experts. Designating criminal cartels in Latin America as foreign terrorist organisations...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it targeted an American air base in the region, after fresh US strikes on southern Iran overnight. Kuwait, which hosts a US base, said it had intercepted hostile missile and drone threats, but did not confirm the target.
The Iranian missile launch...
American and Iranian negotiators have agreed on the framework of a memorandum of understanding for a 60-day ceasefire extension, but the deal still requires final approval from President Donald Trump, US officials have confirmed.
The agreement, first reported by US media outlet Axios, would bring de-escalation to a conflict that...
The World Health Organization today said that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated. An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also...
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has suffered its most serious rupture, with both sides exchanging direct military strikes near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
In the early hours today, the US military shot down four Iranian attack drones that were threatening American forces and commercial...
Kuwait said it faced a missile and drone attack Thursday as the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was again challenged after the United States conducted strikes targeting Iran and Tehran said it responded with an attack of its own.
Kuwait’s military made the announcement, without providing further details on...
North Korea tested a new missile launcher, North Korean state-run news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday.
The North Korean Missile Administration and the Academy of Defence Sciences tested a newly developed light multi-purpose missile launcher and a multi-purpose tactical cruise missile system, the report said.
According to the report, the tests...
Russian Embassy in South Africa has said that scientists in Russia have developed a new vaccine against the latest strain of Ebola virus. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced the development. Scientists said the vaccine may also work against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to recent outbreaks in Democratic...
