Soldiers have been deployed across Zimbabwe following deadly clashes between security forces and protesters, reports BBC News.
Shops in the capital, Harare, remained closed on Wednesday as the demonstrations against rising fuel prices entered their…
The governments of Tajikistan and Iran have agreed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation, reports the Mehr News Agency (Tehran).
On Monday, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, a member of the Iran-Tajikistan Parliamentary Friendship Group, met in Tehran with…
The French Armed Forces Ministry says its new missile a moyenne portee (MMP) medium-range missile has been used in combat operations for the first time, reports defense-aerospace.com.
The MMP missile was employed by the Picardie Battle Group during an…
The German Cabinet has approved a deal with France designed to unify arms export rules on cooperative programs, reports Defense News.
The Aachener Vertrag pact is expected to be signed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has reached an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump to establish a 20-mile (32-km) secure zone along the Turkish-Syrian border, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).
During a phone call the previous day, the…
South Korea will take delivery of its first two F-35 fighter jets in Seoul in March, reports the South China Morning Post.
The jets will be made available for combat operations in April or May, a South Korean military official said on Sunday.
Additional F…
Pakistani police have arrested Hafez Mohibullah, a senior member of the Afghan Taliban, reports BBC News.
Mohibullah, who served as religious affairs minister during the rule of the Taliban, was detained in Peshawar, sources said Tuesday. He has…
The Iranian government says an attempted satellite launch has failed, reports the semi-official Mehr News Agency.
The rocket carrying the 200-pound (90-kg) Payam satellite failed to reach the necessary speed to reach orbit, Minister of Communications…
The Chinese military has deployed DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missiles to northwest China following a U.S. freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, reports the South China Morning Post.
Seven trucks carrying DF-26 missiles arrived in the area…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel was behind a weekend strike near a Syrian airport, which housed Iranian weapons, reports the Times of Israel.
In a rare acknowledgement, Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli jets targeted an Iranian arms…
The National Security Council last year asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for potential strikes against Iran, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The request came after militants launched a mortar attack on Sept. 6 on Baghdad's Green Zone, which houses…
The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled Parliament has been released following a brief detention, reports BBC News.
On Sunday, Juan Guaido was stopped by intelligence agents north of Caracas while traveling to a rally in Caraballeda on the coast…
The Israeli Defense Ministry has announced that it will not be able to complete a planned sale of 12 F-16 fighter jets to Croatia, reports the Jerusalem Post.
Israel was unable to get Washington's permission to transfer the U.S.-made fighters, which were…
The Chinese military has finished testing its new S-400 air defense systems procured from Russia, reports Russia's Tass news agency.
The second and final test-firing of the system occurred in late December, a diplomatic source said on Thursday.
During the…
Ethiopian prosecutors have charged the former head of a military-run industrial firm with corruption, reports the New Business Ethiopia.
On Thursday, prosecutors charged Maj. Gen. Kinfe Dagnew with four counts of corruption.
Dagnew, the former…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will hold an international summit next month focused on Iran's destabilizing activities in the Middle East, reports Fox News.
The summit, scheduled for Feb. 13-14 in Poland, will bring together…
Leonardo DRS has announced a contract for additional active protection systems (APS) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
The $80 million deal covers an undisclosed number of Rafael Trophy APS for M1 Abrams tanks, said a company release on Tuesday.
The…
The largest jihadist group in Syria has solidified its influence in a cease-fire with rival rebel groups, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based watchdog group.
On Thursday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) reached an agreement with the…
Venezuelan military personnel say they and their families are increasingly targeted by the country's intelligence services, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
The report released on Wednesday examines the cases of 32 people accused of…
A key commander is among 25 Taliban militants killed in fighting with Afghan security forces in the northern Balkh province, reports the Tolo News (Afghanistan).
Mawlawi Badr was killed after battling security forces in the Chahar Bolak district, a police…