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6 May

China Slams CIA Recruitment Ads as ‘Naked Political Provocation’

China on Tuesday condemned recruitment adverts by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asking disillusioned Chinese officials to share state secrets as a "naked political provocation."

6 May

A medical equipment with a built-in screen that shows multiple values on the screen. Some of it appears to be measuring blood pressure. Its display is colored orange on the left and blue on the rigth, with both sides displaying the word "Deflated" most prominently. Four small tubes are connected to it, two orange tubes on the left and two clear ones below the screen. It appears to be resting on a table with a flat white surface. On the foreground, an arm of a uniformed personnel wearing green and brown camo fatigues can be seen writing something out of frame with a black pen.

Juster Domingo

Australian Defence Force to Bolster Deployable Health System

The Australian Army and Royal Air Force are set to receive new health and medical support to help servicemen without leaving the battlefield.

5 May

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Sale of Maritime Domain Information Tech to India

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of maritime domain awareness technology to India for an estimated $131 million.

5 May

Joe Saballa

Pakistan’s Artillery Stockpile Could Run Dry in Four Days of War: Report

Pakistan is reportedly facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition, with its stockpile estimated at lasting no more than four days in a high-intensity conflict.

5 May

A Fatah-II missile is launched in a plains. It's seen blasting off to the northeast. The plains have green bushes scattered across its yellow sands.

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Conducts Second Missile Test Since Renewed India Standoff

The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometers (75 miles), the second launch in two days as tensions with India have soared over disputed Kashmir.

3 May

File photo of a Thai soldier standing outside the Government Public Relations Department in Bangkok

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunman Kills Three in Thailand’s Conflict-Hit South

A gunman has shot dead three people including a child in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, police said, as authorities pursued the suspect.

2 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Wins ‘Korean Iron Dome’ Radar Development Project

Hanwha Systems will develop the radar of South Korea’s Low Altitude Missile Defense system, often referred to as the “Korean Iron Dome.”

2 May

China's micro drone carrying three grenades

Christine Casimiro

China Unveils Micro-Drone to ‘Gain Early Edge in Intelligent Warfare’

China has introduced a micro-drone resembling a thermal flask that weighs less than a kilogram, designed to be used by infantry.

2 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Says India Planning Strike After Deadly Kashmir Attack

Pakistan said on Wednesday it had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and vowed to retaliate, as the United States appeals to both sides to de-escalate after a deadly attack in Kashmir.

1 May