COUNTERMEASURES

On the second day of exercises, warships and fighter jets surrounded Taiwan in what Beijing described as a test of its capability to seize the island, following the inauguration of its new president. China's military initiated the two-day war games ...

The Philippines plans to implement countermeasures against what it calls "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks" by China's coastguard in the South China Sea, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The move follows repeated hosti...

India has proposed to set up a coordinating mechanism on medical countermeasures at WHO. The mechanism will focus on strengthening the global application of digital health, Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan Balaji, Senior Adviser Health, UNICEF, said on Sunday.

Speaking at the 2nd G20 Health Working Group meeting in Goa, Ofrin said, "It has been an exciting three days now. Focus on 3 agenda items, the health emergency preparedness and response architecture, a focus on how to scale up the networks for medic...

Washington and Beijing are locked in a tussle over flying objects after the U.S. military this month shot down what it called a Chinese spy balloon over the coast of South Carolina. Beijing says its balloon was a civilian research vessel mistakenly ...

China warned that it will retaliate against the US over violations of its sovereignty, potentially escalating a lingering dispute just as top diplomats from both nations plan to attend a security conference in Germany.Balloon row: China warns US of ...

Beijing: China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers travelling abroad from its territory, warning it could take "countermeasures" in response.Beijing hits out over COVID-19 testing requirements...

The measures, effective immediately, were the latest ratcheting up of the Western-coordinated sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, now in its seventh day.

The sheer quantity and diversity of modern ships in the PLAN are imbuing it with growingconfidence, bolstered by nationalism fanned by an increasingly martial communist party.

CNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the diplomatic boycott -- meaning no US government officials would attend the Games, but athletes would still compete -- could be revealed this week, after President Joe Biden said in November it wa...

U.S. politicians should stop calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to avoid hurting bilateral ties and China will take "countermeasures" if necessary, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the democratically governed island and in its ADIZ - not its territorial air space, but a broader area Taiwan monitors and patrols that acts to give it more time...

"Today I reveal to you two central bases in the area of Chabahar and Qeshm island in south Iran, from which operations in the maritime arena were launched, and where today, too, advanced Shahed attack drones are deployed," Israeli Defence Minister B...

"Chinese claim over our state has given rise to myriad problems notably the stapled visa issue and Siang river imbroglio which still remains inconclusive till date despite the union bringing up the issue at the highest level several times," AAPSU ch...

Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said that the US has "abused" export controls to suppress enterprises, institutions, and individuals of other countries, Xinhua reported.

Organizers said Tuesday the relay is to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. This was also to have been the starting point for the relay before the Olympics were postponed nine months ago.

The plane was scheduled to be delivered by aircraft manufacturer Boeing to Air India in July but its delivery was delayed twice - once in July for a few weeks due to COVID-19 pandemic and then in August for a few weeks due to technical reasons - the...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that requires Washington to develop a list of essential medicines and buy them as well as medical supplies from American companies instead of from foreign countries like China.

US national security advisor Robert O'Brien warned Sunday that the new law could cost the city the preferential trading status it enjoys with the United States, the world's largest economy.