Defence and military

Taiwan’s US envoy says ties robust after Trump-Xi summit

US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in September 2026.

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Taiwan’s new F-16V fighter jets have landed – what now?

A Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jet lands at Taitung’s Chihhang Air Base in Taiwan’s eastern Taitung city on Oct 2.

British PM weighs delay to roadmap for higher defence spending, Times reports

British PM Andy Burnham has pledged to meet the 2035 target, but his government has yet to set out the steps required to get there.

Lithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military base

Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said he proposed turning the US military base into a permanent presence.

S’pore mulls energy cluster on Tekong; including third LNG terminal and electricity import facilities

EMA is studying the feasibility of building a 200ha cluster of energy infrastructure on Pulau Tekong.

Australian soldier killed, five injured when vehicle rolls over in training

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 6, 2026

A view of the Medical Assistance and Rescue Centre, an infectious diseases hospital, in the town of Shelekhov in the Irkutsk region, Russia, Oct 5, 2026.

NATO drafts plan to defeat Russian attack with drones and AI

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), US General Alexus G. Grynkewich (right), attending the European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence for an exchange of views in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept 28, 2026.

Trump says US moved bombers from British base after ‘threats’

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn in Washington, on Oct 5.

Mexico sends troops after US says shots fired across border

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicle patrols along the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona.

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