Azerbaijan launched military action and “anti-terrorist” operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Asia housing roughly 120,000 Armenians, according to a statement from the country’s defense ministry on Tuesday. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said it was only targeting “legitimate military” positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh area, but Armenian officials from inside…
Read MoreThe Chinese parent company of Gotion Inc., which intends to build two electric battery plants in Michigan, established a joint venture company with a “Communist Chinese Military Company (CCMC) Subsidiary” in 2016, according to the framework agreement. In 2016, Gotion High-Tech became the majority shareholder of Energine Guoxuan…
Read MoreThe Biden administration plans to cancel millions in military financing for Egypt over the country’s alleged failure to address long-standing human rights abuses, instead using the funds to help Taiwan and Lebanon purchase weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intention…
Read MoreThe United States began combined military drills with Armenian forces Monday, another sign the small country in the South Caucasus once considered a Russian satellite is bucking Moscow’s influence, The Wall Street Journal reported. About 85 soldiers from U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command will train with about…
Read MoreRoughly 100 incidents where Chinese nationals have accessed or neared U.S. military bases and other sensitive locations have sparked suspicions of a wider espionage campaign driven by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials. The FBI, Department of Defense and other agencies have dubbed the situation,…
Read MoreThe United States has invested millions of dollars in foreign assistance to an African country whose military staged a successful coup against the sitting president on Wednesday. The U.S. has sent roughly $100 million in direct foreign assistance to Gabon, a country located in the Sahel region of…
Read MoreThe U.S. signed an agreement with the Republic of Palau to enforce maritime law within its claimed waters as the tiny island chain’s president has pleaded with the U.S. to help protect it against questionable Chinese activity. The agreement, signed on Aug. 23, permits U.S. Coast Guard ships…
Read MoreThree U.S. Marines died in an aircraft crash that injured 20 others during a multinational training exercises in Australia on Sunday, the Marine Corps said in a statement. A MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft carrying 23 Marines went down off the coast of Darwin around 9:30 a.m. local time,…
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