China’s new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier has entered service as Beijing seeks to rival the US for naval supremacy.

China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images,

The chief of the Philippine military said the goal was to hold the line for "at least 20 days" in a wartime scenario.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says he had a "positive" meeting with China’s defense chief Dong Jun as both sides agreed to open military channels to ease tensions.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea.

The Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists estimated that the U.S. had about 3,700 warheads in its nuclear stockpile for delivery by aircraft and ballistic missiles, while Russia and China had 4,309 and 600, respectively.

China says it firmly supports the Nigerian government as it "leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions".

Philippine forces will hold anti-invasion drills across Northern Luzon and the South China Sea this month to test the country’s ability to defend against threats amid tensions with China. The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ annual joint exercise “Dagit,

China’s Foreign Ministry has responded to President Donald Trump’s threat of military action over what he called the “mass slaughter” of Nigerian Christians, criticizing his remarks as a "wanton" threat of force.