Japan rejects US intelligence assessment of a 'significant shift' in its Taiwan stance

Mar 19, 2026

Tokyo [Japan], March 19: Japan has not changed its position on how it determines ​an existential threat, its top government said on Friday, rejecting an assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies...

Delcy Rodriguez replaces Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino

Mar 19, 2026

Caracas [Venezuela], March 19: Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced that she is replacing the country's longtime defence minister, General Vladimir Padrino, a central figure from the administration of...

Ukraine sends 201 military experts to counter Iranian drones in the Gulf

Mar 19, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], March 19: More than 200 Ukrainian military experts are in the Gulf region and wider Middle East helping governments in their defence against Iran's drone attacks, Ukraine's President...