Manila: China rejected the recent US statement backing the Philippines over West Philippine Sea (WPS) aggression, CNN reported.The US criticised China’s use of water cannons against Philippine vessels delivering aid near Bajo de Masinloc.China disputed the US claims, stating it defended its sovereignty. The US reaffirmed support for the Philippines and the South China Sea Mutual Defence Treaty.

New York: The United Nations Security Council extended the mission of the Sanctions Monitoring Team against the Taliban administration for another year, Khaama Press reported.The UNSC members, in a meeting on Thursday, approved Resolution 2716, requesting the Sanctions Monitoring Team to support the committee established by Resolution 1988.The US Ambassador to the UN considered the continuation

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that the air force struck a Hezbollah target in Lebanon amid the ongoing exchanges of gunfire between the two sides along the border, The Times of Israel reported. According to IDF, the Israeli soldiers conducted a strike on two gunmen near the border.In a post shared on X, the IDF stated, "An Air Force aircraft attacked and destroyed a terrorist

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated the flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying wing UAV from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), in Karnataka’s Chitradurga.The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle is a testimony to the maturity of the technology

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has received the sixth MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter from Lockheed Martin. The US-based defence behemoth announced this on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. It also said it expects to complete the delivery of all the MH-60R choppers that India ordered by 2025.The Indian Navy received the first two MH-60R from the US Navy at a ceremony held in a US naval airbase in San Diego