1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (121+ words) South China Sea (June 18, 2026) " Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U. S. Coast Guardsmen conduct small-boat training aboard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) during a Maritime Cooperative Activity. U. S. 7th Fleet routinely operates with the Armed Forces of…...

22+ min ago  (886+ words) Since its outbreak in mid-2025, the Cambodia'Thailand border conflict has disrupted cross-border trade and worsened livelihoods on both sides. The United Nations reports several waves of displacement across northeastern Thailand and northern Cambodia. Even after the fragile December 2025 ceasefire, the conflict's…...

5+ hour ago  (122+ words) A U. S. Marine Corps UH-1 Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, prepares to land aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea,…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (157+ words) (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) " Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Elizabeth Solomon, participated in the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue held from 15-17 June 2026 in Fiji. Ms. Solomon joined a panel…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (270+ words) Jose Antonio Custodio is a military historian who also dabbles in national security and defense commentary. By Jose Antonio Custodio Unfortunately the Philippine government lost its nerve citing the U. S. abandonment of Manila as the reason for that. Hence, it was…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (572+ words) Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its busiest in two months after a deal to halt the US-Iran war, maritime trackers said on Friday. A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened strait on Thursday, the…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (238+ words) Afghanistan's Taliban leaders have published new rules on women's hijab, stating that it must be made of thick material, non-decorative and unperfumed. The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs instructed preachers and imams across the country to read the requirements…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (435+ words) The United States has decided to bring back the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) designation, officially replacing the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), the Department of War announced on Tuesday, HT reports. The move marks a return to the command's historic identity....

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (407+ words) A Myanmar military airstrike has killed seven civilians including a five-year-old child in the country's conflict-ravaged west, a witness and a rescue worker said Thursday. Civil war engulfed Myanmar in 2021 when the military staged a coup, ending a decade-long democratic…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (24+ words) Daily Observer Pakistani Kashmir faces shutdown as protests leave more than 20 dead...