At least two senior North Korean diplomats stationed in Beijing fled with their family members to the Japanese embassy to seek political asylum, according to South Korean newspaper reports (more…)
U.S Special Operations Command (SoCom) is pressing the Pentagon to specifically name Salafi jihadism “as the doctrine that inspires violent Muslim extremists,” a report said. SoCom called on Joint (more…)
Already fighting internal insurgencies, Iran is now investigating possible cyberattacks on its re-emerging energy sector. The recent incidents at major oil and gas facilities add to more headaches for (more…)
After a decade of delays, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is set for its first mission. The Marines will begin moving 16 F-35Bs to Iwakuni Air Station in Japan (more…)
China is set to purchase from Ukrainian firm Antonov a fleet of An-225 cargo jets, the longest and heaviest airplane ever built. Analysts say the recently announced $300 million (more…)
A senior North Korean official was executed by a firing squad for falling asleep during a board meeting with the top leader of the tyrannical state, the South Korean (more…)
Hours before a historic trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 24, North Korea defiantly launched a submarine-based ballistic missile, undermining China’s credibility at the negotiation table. The meeting was (more…)
The Pentagon is seeking weapons that will be able to counter hypersonic missiles that are being developed by China and Russia, a report said. China and Russia are both (more…)
Iran is working with Russia to “stabilize the situation” on the ground in Syria after anti-Assad rebels broke the regime’s siege on Aleppo. “Russia and Iran are cooperating quite (more…)
