China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States could help stabilise relations with Beijing by scaling back its military activities in the South China Sea and ...

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(Changes 'Authority' to 'Organization' in paragraph 15 to correct full name of ICAO) By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the ...

China ordered its air force and navy to track U.S. and British warships as they passed through the Taiwan Strait on a recent joint patrol that Beijing said sent the “wrong signal.” The guided-missile ...

BEIJING: China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday, as Beijing steadily increases spending to counter the United States and enforce its claims over Taiwan and ...