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Asia Pacific
South Korea and Japan to extend military intelligence-sharing agreement
South Korea will extend a critical military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan just hours before the pact was due to expire
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Asia Pacific
China slams ‘provocative’ US warship navigation operations in disputed waters
China accused the US of "provocative" conduct after warships USS Gabrielle Giffords and USS Wayne E. Meyer sailed near the Spratly islands in the South China Sea
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Business
US approves $1 billion sale of MK-45 naval guns to India
The US Department of State has approved a possible $1 billion sale of up to 13 MK-45 5-inch (62-caliber) (MOD 4) naval guns to India
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Business
US approves $4 billion sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco
The US approved a sale of 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Hellfire and Stinger missiles and APKWS to Morocco for $4.25 billion
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Europe
Ukraine navy ships held by Russia return to Ochakiv port
Three navy vessels that Moscow seized last year and handed back to Ukraine have arrived at a Ukrainian port, though Kiev said they were stripped of equipment
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Business
NATO to spend $1 billion upgrading ageing AWACS fleet
NATO is to upgrade its ageing fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning and control aircraft at a cost of $1 billion
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Africa
Gunmen ambush Burundi soldiers near Rwanda border, defense ministry says
Military sources said at least eight Burundi soldiers died in a night jungle ambush near the border with Rwanda
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Business
German army signs contract with Rafael for 1,500 Spike missiles
Germany's Bundeswehr is set to purchase 1,500 Spike missiles and hundreds of launchers from Israel's Rafael
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Asia Pacific
Taliban release 2 American and Australian hostages in southern Afghanistan
The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul
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Middle East
Israeli air defenses intercept 4 rockets fired from Syria
Israel's anti-missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired from neighboring Syria, the IDF said
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