Nato began its largest ever air force deployment exercise in Europe on Monday, in a display of unity toward partners and potential threats such as Russia. The German-led “Air Defender 23” will include some 250 military aircraft from 25 Nato and partner countries including Japan and Sweden, which is bidding to join the alliance. It مزید پڑھیں

Twenty-two US service members were injured in a helicopter “mishap” in northeast Syria on Sunday, the US military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries. According to international media reports, the US military’s Central Command said 10 service members were evacuated to higher-level care مزید پڑھیں

China began military exercises in the East China sea to the north of Taiwan on Tuesday, including live-fire exercises from warships, as the US and its allies conduct their drills in the Western Pacific. China routinely conducts exercises along its coast, though the ones near Chinese-claimed Taiwan often attract the most attention. China’s Maritime Safety مزید پڑھیں

An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany got underway on Monday. According to international media reports, the Air Defender 2023 exercise that is set to run through June 23 was long-planned but serves to showcase the alliance’s capabilities amid high tensions with Russia. The first planes took مزید پڑھیں

A man was charged with dangerous driving on Monday after at least 10 wedding guests were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed at a roundabout in Australia’s worst bus accident in almost 30 years, police said. Twenty-five people were injured in the accident around 11:30pm on Sunday near the town of Greta, مزید پڑھیں

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. According to international media reports, Belusconi had suffered several bouts of ill health in recent months. He was hospitalised in 2020 after contracting COVID-19, describing it as “perhaps the most difficult مزید پڑھیں

A portion of a major US highway collapsed in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire underneath it, city officials said on Sunday. Smoke billowed from the rubble of the collapsed section of the northbound lanes of I-95, the main north-south interstate on the East Coast. Videos showed emergency vehicles and workers gathered in the area. مزید پڑھیں

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit Hokkaido island at 6:55 pm (0955 GMT). The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no tsunami alert. It struck just off the coast of Urakawa-cho town in the Hokkaido مزید پڑھیں

Taiwan’s air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island’s defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols. This is the second time in less than a week that Taiwan has reported renewed Chinese military activity, after مزید پڑھیں

China has been operating an intelligence unit in Cuba for years and upgraded it in 2019 as part of a global effort by Beijing to boost its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a US White House official. According to international media reports, the statement came days after US reported that China had reached a secret deal with مزید پڑھیں