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28.03.2025 13:40 The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.

28.03.2025 13:40 Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu - setting their sights on more territorial gains.

28.03.2025 13:40 A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.

28.03.2025 13:40 Defence has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia to establish Australia's first guided weapons production factory in Newcastle, NSW. This is the next step towards implementing the announcement made by the Australian Government on 22 August 2024.

28.03.2025 13:40 A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson called for a calm mindset over information suggesting that the Fujian, China's first 80,000 ton-class electromagnetic catapults-equipped aircraft carrier, has recently embarked on its seventh sea trial, during which analysts expect tests on aircraft takeoff and landing.

28.03.2025 13:40 Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited for the procurement of Nag Missile System Tracked version of anti-tank weapon platform and Force Motors Ltd & Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd for around 5,000 Light Vehicles for the Armed Forces at a total cost of around Rs 2,500 crore

28.03.2025 13:40 Philippine authorities announced the arrests of six Chinese nationals and a Filipino suspected of spying on U.S. and Philippine navy vessels at the entrance of the strategically located Subic Bay.

28.03.2025 13:40 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday reaffirmed that Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, rejecting recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said the United States would "go as far as they have to" to acquire the island.

28.03.2025 13:40 One of Myanmar's most powerful rebel armies will begin conscription for all residents over 18 years old, sources told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.

28.03.2025 13:40 Troy Meink, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to serve as secretary of the Air Force, on Thursday emphasized the importance of unmanned systems in deterring conflicts across the Taiwan Strait.

28.03.2025 13:40 Russia's most infamous mercenary company, the now-defunct Wagner Group, is notorious for many things: ruthless fighting prowess, brutal war crimes, the failed mutiny by its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin - and the plane crash that killed him two months later.

28.03.2025 13:40 Upon directives from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting in Jeddah on March 27, 2025, attended by Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Syrian Minister of Defense Major General

28.03.2025 13:40 Officials and experts attending the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference have underlined the need for the countries involved in the South China Sea issue to resolve their disputes through dialogue to promote peace, friendship, and cooperation in the South China Sea.

28.03.2025 13:40 China will proceed with follow-up procedures of its World Trade Organization case against the United States for imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods after the United States agreed to consultations under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said on Thursday.

28.03.2025 13:40 Defence is taking the next step forward in unleashing Australian innovation, technology and manufacturing on the international stage by establishing a new office dedicated to selling sovereign Australian defence technology to our international partners.