China boosts military spending with eyes on US, Taiwan

China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter ...
Malay Mail

China to boost military spending by 7pc in 2026 amid rising regional tensions

China said on Thursday its defence budget, the world’s second largest after the United States, will increase by seven per ...

Port Sudan blast falsely shared as Iranian attack on US military base in Djibouti

Joint US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader in February 2026, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran against US allies in the Gulf. Footage circulating in Ethiopia purports to show Iran ...

What China's response to the U.S. attack on Iran says about its foreign policy

The day the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, China waited several hours before taking its first official position. It said it ...
Dawn

China boosts military spending with eye on US, Taiwan

The latest rise keeps China’s spending at three times less than the United States, but the rival Asian power is working to close the gap. Beijing plans to spend 1.9096 trillion yuan ($276.8 billion) ...
The Manila Times on MSN

China bolsters military spending with eyes on US, Taiwan

BEIJING — China announced on Thursday a 7-percent boost to its defense budget for 2026 as it steadily increases spending to counter the United States and enforce its claims over Taiwan and the South ...
Stars and Stripes

Personnel at growing US airfield in Djibouti did face health hazards from burn pit, IG confirms

Thousands of deployed service members were probably put at risk to toxic exposure from an open-air burn pit near an Air Force ...
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Tension as US Only Military Base in Africa Faces Possible Attack amid Iran‑US‑Israel Conflict

Concerns have risen over Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti amid the escalating Iran‑US‑Israel tensions in the Gulf The base sits less than 100 miles from the Houthis in Yemen, putting it within reach of Iran ...
Wall Street Journal

The Far-Fetched Mission to Reclaim Islands That Host a Key U.S. Military Base

From the archives: The island military base of Diego Garcia has been crucial to U.S. security for decades. But now, officials fear it could come under threat from China if the U.K. gives it up. WSJ’s ...
The New York Times

In Xi’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty

When Xi Jinping rang in the new year from Beijing, he called on China to remember the legacy of Yan’an, the rural stronghold where Mao Zedong transformed revolutionary guerrilla fighters into a ...
PBS

Here's what we know about the buildup of U.S. military assets in the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump ...
Stars and Stripes

Addition of $1.6 million firing range at Djibouti airfield lets US forces travel less to train

A new small-arms range that recently opened at a strategic outpost in Djibouti gives U.S. forces there more chances to sharpen their aim before being deployed for combat operations, Air Force ...