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British defence minister Grant Shapps said that a navy ship HMS Diamond shot down a suspected attack drone targeting merchant shipping in the Red Sea. "HMS Diamond shot down a suspected attack drone which was targeting merchant shipping in…

Japan and Malaysia signed a security assistance deal including a grant of 400 million yen ($2.8 million) to boost Malaysia's maritime security, as Asian nations seek to counter an increasingly assertive China. Japan will provide equipment…

A North Korean diplomatic delegation is visiting China for talks on strengthening cooperation. This comes as Pyongyang slowly opens its borders and resumes trade with its neighbours after the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korean…

An agent of Israel's Mossad intelligence service convicted of spying was executed in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, officials said. "This person communicated with foreign services, specifically Mossad, collecting…

Finland will on Monday, December 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the United States, the Finnish government said. Report says the defence pact will grant the US military broad access across the Nordic country to the vicinity…

 Iran's Defence Minister, Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned that a proposed US-backed multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea would face "extraordinary problems", officials said. Report says Ashtiani's comments came after…

An opposition Turkish lawmaker has died two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in front of parliament as he finished a speech criticising the government's policy toward Israel. Hasan Bitmez, 54, a member of parliament from…

Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set off a smoke canister, a police officer said. The major…

Embattled Japanese Premier, Fumio Kishida has dropped four cabinet ministers. This comes as the premier tries to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal his ruling party has faced in decades. The ousted ministers included…

European Union leaders have headed into a high-stakes summit for Ukraine, with Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban blocking both the start of EU membership talks and 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in financial aid for Kyiv. The summit…