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North Korea's Kim inspects spy satellite photos of 'target regions', US bases

SEOUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country's new spy satellite of "major target regions", including the South Korean capital of Seoul...

Israel-Hamas war: UN to vote on cease-fire resolution

UN General Assembly to vote on Jordanian-backed cease-fire resolution, as concern mounts over situation in Gaza Israel Defense Forces say they have conducted another overnight raid in the Gaza strip ...

Chinese gate-crashers at US bases raise espionage concerns - WSJ

Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and sensitive sites in the United States as many as 100 times in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday,...

US military in talks to build Philippine port 200 km from Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. military is reportedly in negotiations with the Philippines to build a port on an island close to Taiwan, which would bolster the U.S. presence in a strategic sea...

China's aircraft shelters not a sign of imminent Taiwan invasion, report suggests

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hardened aircraft shelters at China's bases over the past decade suggest a Chinese invasion of Taiwan may not be imminent, according to a British weekly newspaper. ...

Japan holds evacuation drills amid fear of China invading Taiwan

Citing the threat from China's aggressive military expansion, Japan has dramatically transformed its defense posture since last year, beefing up its defense budget, strengthening defense capabilit...

Anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japan rekindles calls for independence

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to take steps to reduce the US military presence in Okinawa, the nation's most southerly prefecture, on Sunday. He made the comments at a ceremony to ma...

Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged Japan's central government to do more to reduce the U.S. military presence in the southern island group as it marked the 50th anniversary of ...

Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuation

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — The former interpreter for the U.S. Army counts himself among the lucky as an Afghan who managed to make it through frantic crowds outside the Kabul airpo...

Afghanistan: Power struggle in the Hindu Kush

For over four decades now, Afghanistan has been ravaged by war. In all that time, one thing has been unchanged: Afghanistan remains a "graveyard for empires," a view once again highlighted b...

US soldiers accidentally leak nuclear secrets via study apps — report

Troops on US bases in Europe housing nuclear weapons have been using publicly accessible online flashcard apps to remember long and complex security protocols, the investigative website Bellingcat rev...

Germany and UK to follow US out of Afghanistan

Germany will match US plans for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in an interview on Wednesday. This announcement comes after reports that US...

Taiwanese politicians weigh in on suggested return of US bases

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese politicians are starting to weigh in on a U.S. army journal's proposal to reactivate American bases in Taiwan. In the September-October issue of Miltary R...

Journal calls for US bases to return to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In the latest issue of a journal published by the U.S. Army, one author makes the case for basing American troops in Taiwan once again. In the September-October issue o...

Japan: Okinawa declares COVID-19 emergency after US base outbreaks

Japan's Okinawa prefecture has declared a state of emergency following a spike in coronavirus infections connected to an outbreak among US forces based in the region. Okinawa Governor Denny Tam...