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9 December

President of Nauru David Adeang and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese sign a landmark security treaty on December 9, 2024

Australia and Nauru Announce Landmark Security Treaty

Australia and Pacific nation Nauru announced a landmark security treaty on Monday, advancing Canberra's aim of blunting China's growing regional influence.

9 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Military on High Alert as China Warships Sail Near Island

Taiwan said its military was on high alert as Chinese warships sailed near the island on Monday, preparing for strong response from China to President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in the United States.

8 December

Fire fighters gather at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday © Tania LEE / AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Melbourne Synagogue Fire an Act of ‘Terrorism’: Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday called a deliberately lit fire in a Melbourne synagogue an act of "terrorism" and warned about the "worrying rise in anti-Semitism" in Australia.

8 December

Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared martial law, accusing the opposition of being "anti-state forces" and saying he was acting to protect the country from "threats" posed by the North. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

South Korean Interior Minister Resigns: Media

South Korea's interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported.

6 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Taiwan Soldiers Charged With Spying for China

Four Taiwanese soldiers, including three from a unit in charge of security for the president's office, were charged Friday for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, prosecutors and the president's office said.

6 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Indian Army Receives Entire Lot of Indigenous Loitering Munitions

The Indian Army has received the entire lot of 480 Nagastra-1 loitering munitions from Solar Industries, over a year after signing the contract.

6 December

Joe Saballa

China Claims Development of Chameleon-Like Military Camouflage Tech

A team of Chinese scientists has claimed the development of a camouflage technology that allows rapid color changes in response to its surroundings.

6 December

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Five Eyes’ Powers Warn of Rise in Online Youth Extremism

Intelligence and law agencies in the Western "Five Eyes" security alliance warned Friday of a rising number of children being radicalized online by violent extremists.

5 December