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China Japan Tensions Escalate Over Yonaguni Missile Plan

China Japan Tensions Escalate Over Yonaguni Missile Plan

November 24, 2025 8:16 am

China sharply criticised Japan on Monday for moving ahead with plans to station a new missile unit on an island close to Taiwan, calling the step a deliberate attempt to heighten regional friction at a time when the two countries are already facing their toughest diplomatic rift in years.

The comment from Beijing came after Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed that preparations were advancing to deploy a medium-range surface-to-air missile unit on Yonaguni, a remote island roughly 110 kilometres off Taiwan’s east coast. The upgrade is part of Tokyo’s broader defence restructuring in response to rising concerns over China’s …

North Korea Missile Launch Follows U.S.–South Korea Talks

North Korea Missile Launch Follows U.S.–South Korea Talks

November 7, 2025 3:47 am

North Korea launched at least one short-range ballistic missile into its eastern waters on Friday, according to South Korea’s military, days after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Seoul for annual security talks.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile flew about 700 kilometers (435 miles) toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. Japan’s Defense Ministry confirmed the launch, saying the projectile likely landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

Friday’s launch marks Pyongyang’s second provocation in a week, following its reported firing of 10 artillery rounds into western waters on Monday. Analysts …

Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure; Three Killed

Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure; Three Killed

October 30, 2025 8:33 am

Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, killing three people, including a seven-year-old girl, and triggering nationwide power restrictions as winter looms, Ukrainian officials said Thursday.

The strikes forced the government to impose electricity supply limits for both residential and industrial consumers, showing Kyiv’s vulnerability after nearly four years of war.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its forces struck Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities overnight. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko accused Moscow of deliberately aiming “to plunge Ukraine into darkness.” She wrote on Telegram: “Its goal is to plunge Ukraine into darkness. Ours is to preserve the light. To …

Trump Urges Putin To Stop Ukraine War After Missile Test

Trump Urges Putin To Stop Ukraine War After Missile Test

October 27, 2025 10:39 am

United States President Donald Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin should focus on ending the war in Ukraine rather than showcasing new weapons, following Russia’s announcement of a successful test of a nuclear powered cruise missile.

His comments came after Moscow said the Burevestnik missile, known to NATO as Skyfall, had flown more than fourteen thousand kilometers. Russia has presented the system as a strategic response to expanded United States missile defense programs.

Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One. He said the United States already has powerful nuclear capabilities near Russia and therefore does not need …

Outrage As Russian Missiles Hit Residential Buildings In Kyiv

Outrage As Russian Missiles Hit Residential Buildings In Kyiv

June 27, 2022 4:46 am

There is serious outrage as Russian missile attacks struck Kyiv’s residential structures, killing some persons and injuring at least four others, according to the mayor of the city on Sunday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that around 6:30 am (0330 GMT), about four explosions were heard meanwhile, the city had not experienced Russian shelling in nearly three weeks. This was 30 minutes after air raid sirens had sounded.

Ukraine demanded a stronger response to the Russian invasion after the missiles struck only hours before the start of a G7 summit in Germany.

The top three floors of an around …

Russia Begins Use Of Advanced Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine

Russia Begins Use Of Advanced Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine

March 19, 2022 9:00 am

Russian authorities have revealed that she used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine yesterday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country’s west.

This was made known by the defence ministry on Saturday.

Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in pro-Western Ukraine.

“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk …

Trump Said No Life Was Lost In Missiles Attack On Troops

January 8, 2020 2:40 pm

President Donald Trump on Wednesday, said that Iran appeared to be “standing down’’ after retaliatory missile attacks on military bases accommodating U.S. forces in Iraq on Tuesday evening.

THISDAY recalls that on Wednesday, more than a dozen rockets were fired at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops.

The missiles were targeted at the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province and a facility near Erbil’s airport in northern Iraq very early Wednesday morning.

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In a nationwide address, Trump said that no American lives were lost in the attacks, and that only …

Iran Missiles Killed 80 US ‘Terrorists’ – Iran Officer

January 8, 2020 10:05 am

Iranian state television has quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards Corps as claiming that at least 80 “American terrorists” were killed in missile attacks on US bases on Wednesday.

Iran launched 15 missiles on US targets in Iraq in retaliation for the death of Qassem Soleimani, who was buried on Wednesday.

The television added that none of the missiles were intercepted by US troops, according to Al Jazeera.

The claim could not be independently verified and the state television did not provide evidence of how it obtained that information.

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On Wednesday, Tripoli’s forces took Gharyan, south of the capital, which eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar had used as their main supply base to attack Tripoli, home to the recognized administration.

Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles

June 30, 2019 12:00 am

On Wednesday, Tripoli’s forces took Gharyan, south of the capital, which eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar had used as their main supply base to attack Tripoli, home to the recognized administration.

Officials showed journalists weapons they said had been seized, among them sophisticated U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missiles.

They also presented advanced Chinese-made laser-guided artillery shells, and said combat drones had been also been captured, in addition to some 150 prisoners.

Inscriptions on the Javelin missiles said they had originally belonged to the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates, one of Haftar’s main backers.

U.N. reports have previously said …

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