China has regarded a cross-strait conflict as its main planning scenario since the early 1990s. The immediate goal is ...

A CHINESE warship fired a laser at a Nato aircraft in a high-stakes showdown in the Horn of Africa. Furious German officials slammed Beijing for playing with fire after the incident in Djibouti – ...

The plane was forced to abandon its mission and return to a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti as a precaution, according to the foreign ministry. Berlin has reacted furiously to the ...

Beijing said both sides should adopt a pragmatic attitude and strengthen communication. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The top U.S. general for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday that the military could face "significant" consequences should China take a key port in Djibouti, as Beijing becomes increasingly muscular ...

China has dismissed Germany’s accusation that a Chinese warship targeted a German military aircraft with a laser, escalating tensions between the two nations. Earlier this month, Germany claimed that ...

Germany said its aircraft was in the middle of a routine flight in support of the European Union's counter-Houthi mission.

The Bild daily said the incident took place on July 2 near the Yemeni coast and involved a ‘blinding laser’ aimed at disrupting the operation of an aircraft.

A new report by the global peace group World BEYOND War finds that military bases used by foreign militaries are growing in ...

Germany on Tuesday said a Chinese military vessel targeted a German surveillance aircraft with a laser in the Red Sea, ...