NKorea fires volley of missiles, prompting joint military drill by Japan, US North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ended joint military drills. World 05 Jun, 2022
Dialing up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile North Korea fired a suspected long-range missile toward the sea Thursday in what would be its first such test since 2017, according to its neighbors' militaries, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept it as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions. World 24 Mar, 2022
National security, defence must be strengthened, says PM Deuba Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that national security and defence should be strengthened through timely implementation of the approved action plan of the national security policy. Nepal 17 Mar, 2022
Russia seeks military equipment from China after Ukraine invasion: reports Russia has asked China for military equipment since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times and Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials. World 14 Mar, 2022
Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea. World 04 Mar, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him and seek resolution to the crisis. World 20 Feb, 2022
NKorea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017 North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming long-range testing. World 30 Jan, 2022
North Korea fires two missiles as US condemns flurry of tests Nuclear-armed North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the United States for what would be the sixth round of missile tests this month. World 27 Jan, 2022
UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine 'puppet regime' Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after Britain accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader there. World 23 Jan, 2022
NKorea fires two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport, SKorea says North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, South Korea's military reported, the fourth test this month to demonstrate its expanding missile arsenal. World 17 Jan, 2022
Kazakh leader: Russia-led security group to pull out troops The president of Kazakhstan announced Tuesday that a Russia-led security alliance will start pulling out its troops from the Central Asian nation in two days after completing its mission. World 12 Jan, 2022
NKorea conducts second missile test in a week, drawing complaints from neighbours North Korea appeared to test fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, drawing condemnation from South Korea, Japan and the United States where officials said the repeated launches risked destabilising the region. World 11 Jan, 2022
