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Ukrainian servicemen observe the sky during a combat shift on the front lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sept. 15.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
The U.S. is also asking NATO allies to provide similar support.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2025
Minister says rough South Korea-U.S. security agreement reached: report
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Seoul is seeking to announce the agreement before an APEC summit in October.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani delivers a speech at the 10th anniversary ceremony of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency on Wednesday at the Defense Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
10 years on, Japan's defense equipment agency playing greater role
While boosting its defense cooperation with like-minded countries, Japan has a lot to do to enhance defense equipment production amid an increasingly severe security environment.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung salutes the national flag during a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
South Korea to increase defense budget by 8.2% next year, President Lee says
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that momentum for cooperation and shared prosperity is weakening across the world, calling the situation "every man for himself."
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2025
Trump speech to military brass hints at looming Pentagon shift to focus on homeland
Amid a litany of talking points were Trump’s hints at an increasingly inward-looking foreign policy stance.
Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js arrive at RAF Coningsby in England on Sept. 18.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025
Japan shows NATO support with first fighter jet deployment to Canada, Europe
The mission, which involved four F-15Js along with two refueling and two transport aircraft, demonstrates the Air Self-Defense Force’s long-distance operational capabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House in February. The next prime minister faces the dual challenge of managing a volatile U.S. relationship under Trump while addressing trade and national security concerns.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2025
Could the Trump factor be a wild card in the LDP race?
The ability to handle the Americans has been a core element of the prime minister’s portfolio.
Police officers stand guard after all traffic has been closed at Copenhagen Airport due to drone reports on Sept. 22
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Why is Denmark being targeted with mystery drone flights?
Drones have been seen across the Scandinavian country, including over military sites, since Sept. 22, prompting brief closures at several airports.
Armenia’s Defense Minister Suren Papikyan (left), Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (right) and Cambodia’s Defense Minister Tea Seiha meet at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Peace broker and arms supplier: China’s dual roles in a deadly conflict
The five-day war between Cambodia and Thailand in late June killed 40 people, including civilians, and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (right) attends a joint news conference with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2025
Japan to provide about 10 surveillance drones to Sri Lanka
It will be Japan's first provision of defense equipment to Sri Lanka under its official security assistance program.
Kim Son Gyong, North Korea's vice minister for foreign affairs, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
With U.N. speech and China visit, North Korea ramps up diplomatic moves
Pyongyang sent a senior official to the U.N. on Monday for a speech for the first time since 2018, while its foreign minister was in China for talks with top officials.
Scandinavian Airlines System planes stand on the tarmac of Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen on Monday. Drone sightings at the airport earlier this month led to it being temporarily shut down.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
EU leaders to discuss drone wall after Russian incursions
The focus is on areas identified as ones requiring the most urgent action, including air and missile defense, and drones.
Russia's armored vehicles, including T-34 Soviet-era tanks, roll through Red Square in central Moscow during a military parade on Victory Day on May 9.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025
Putin’s war machine is now built into the Russian economy
Years of massive defense outlays have locked the country in a state of militarization that’s transformed factories and sucked in hundreds of thousands of workers.
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2025
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
From nuanced differences in how to bolster Japan’s defenses to the importance of relations with the U.S., each candidate’s views could result in significantly different policies.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday. His claim that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for ending multiple wars is contradicted by the fact that many of these conflicts persist.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2025
Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing peacemaker hype
Trump’s claim to have ended seven “unendable” wars is best understood as a case study in self-delusion.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (center) walks on his way to a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
Iran says it won’t exit nuclear pact despite sanctions snapback
The Iranian president’s words marked a shift in tone from July, when a lead Iranian negotiator said they had not ruled out leaving the agreement.
A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flies above the Baltic sea after violating Estonian air space last week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2025
Europeans privately tell Russia they’re ready to shoot down jets
NATO’s eastern members have faced a series of airspace violations this month that have posed an unprecedented test of the alliance’s resolve.
Three Russian MiG-31s, like the one seen here, violated Estonian airspace this month over the Gulf of Finland, escalating regional tensions further.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2025
Russia’s probes of NATO airspace demand a unified response
The Nordic-Baltic skies should be defended, not merely patrolled. That requires a greater NATO commitment with more aircraft.
A Russian drone in Kyiv in October 2022
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2025
Chinese drone experts worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker, sources say
Two European security officials said the collaboration suggested a deepening relationship between arms maker IEMZ Kupol and Chinese companies in developing drones.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 19.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2025
Hegseth orders U.S. military officials from around world to Virginia next week
It was unclear how many officials will actually attend the event, but it is rare to have so many senior officials in the same room at the same time.

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