North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called a meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies and plans for further arms buildup, amid escalating tensions with the United States and South Korea over Pyongyang's recent missile tests.

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe says relations with the US are at a critical juncture, calling on Washington to "stop interfering in China's internal affairs".

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe amid heightened tensions over US President Joe Biden's Taipei remarks last month.

In a terse warning to countries that have rebuffed Washington’s calls to condemn Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, a senior US government on Wednesday said they will face the consequences.

Iran's new bases house ground-to-ground missile systems as well as attack drones that can penetrate the enemy’s radar and defense networks.

The ruling Taliban warn Tajikistan and Uzbekistan of "consequences" in case they fail to return Afghan Air Force aircraft.

Senior military officials from the United States and South Korea are set to meet in Seoul to develop “a new, operational war plan” against North Korea, amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The top US representative in Taipei says Washington is committed to assisting the self-ruled island to defend itself in the face of a potential Chinese attack.

Iran’s deputy defense minister says the country has reached self-sufficiency in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

An analyst has described US decision to authorize an additional $735 million in weapons sales to Israel as “shocking”, following the Tel Aviv regime’s deadly bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip in recent weeks.