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5 January

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

North Korea Says It Tested Hypersonic Missile

North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test this year.

5 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia-Led Alliance to Send Forces to Unrest-Hit Kazakhstan

A Russia-led military alliance will send peacekeeping forces to "stabilize" Kazakhstan, blaming mass protests that have plunged the country into chaos on "outside interference."

5 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan to Develop Railgun Counter-Hypersonic Weapon

The Japanese government has set aside $56 million to develop a railgun-based counter-hypersonic weapon system.

5 January

Inder Singh Bisht

India Launches Indigenous Nuclear Submarine

India launched its third Arihant-class submersible ballistic nuclear submarine in November last year.

5 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Order Shop Owners to Behead Mannequins

The Taliban have ordered shop owners in Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures violate Islamic law.

5 January

Joe Saballa

Thailand to Purchase F-35 Stealth Fighters

The Royal Thai Air Force plans to procure eight F-35 stealth fighters to replace its aging fleet of combat aircraft.

4 January

Hanan Zaffar

Pakistan Buys 25 Chinese J-10C Jets to Counter India’s Rafales

Pakistan has procured 25 Chinese multi-role J-10C fighter jets to counter India's 36 Dassault Rafales, the country's interior minister said.

4 January

North Korea test firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile in October 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile Into Sea

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea, the South's military said, in what would be the first such test by Pyongyang this year.

4 January