Military

Syria called on the United Nations and the Security Council to assume responsibilities based on the UN Charter and act firmly to prevent the recurrence of the Israeli regime’s attacks on the Arab country’s territory.

Japan's Defense Ministry will seek another record budget of over 5.4 trillion yen ($49 billion) for fiscal 2022, aiming to beef up its capability around remote southwestern islands to counter China's growing naval activities, government sources said Thursday.

A flotilla of the Russian Navy arrived in Iran’s Caspian port of Bandar Anzali on Thursday to take part in the sixth edition of the Sea Cup competition, part of the 2021 International Army Games.

According to reports, several people have been shot dead in Nangarhar by the Taliban during rallies.

A Russian military transport aircraft prototype has crashed during a test flight outside Moscow, news agencies reported Tuesday and the Rostec state defense conglomerate confirmed.

The Taliban announced on Tuesday a suspension of all the flights at the Kabul airport.

Some 30,000 Palestine refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in south Syria have become increasingly vulnerable, following recent clashes in and around the Dera’a Governorate, the UN agency warned on Sunday.

US secretary of state defends Washington’s drawdown of personnel from Afghan capital amid rapid advance by the Taliban.

All commercial flights were canceled as five people were reportedly killed at the airport as people scramble to leave Afghanistan.

The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan’s Jalalabad without a fight, according to officials and a resident, effectively leaving the capital, Kabul, as the last major urban area under government control, Al Jazeera reported.