Belarus leader says he has been asked to conclude a non-aggression pact with Ukraine

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he had been asked to conclude a non-aggression pact with Ukraine, the Belta state news agency reported, citing comments that suggested he saw Kyiv as a potential threat.

Australia May Train Regional Armies against China - Tasnim News Agency

Australia’s Labor Party has put forward a plan to hike security spending in the Pacific and devote resources to training regional allies, with an opposition spokesperson blasting the current government for failing to address the growing threat allegedly posed by China.

Solomons Signed China Security Pact with Our Eyes Wide Open: PM - UrduPoint

The Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China with its "eyes wide open", the Pacific nation's prime minister said Wednesday, despite strong US and Australian opposition to the deal.

S Korea MP Admits N Korea Hackers in Possession of "Washington-Seoul War Plan"

South Korean Member of Parliament and member of the ruling Democratic party Lee Cheol-hee old local media that the hackers broke into a military data center in September 2016 and stole the most up-to-date blueprint for a military conflict with North Korea, called Operational Plan 5015.

Japan, S. Korea ink controversial intelligence deal

South Korea and Japan reached a controversial deal Monday to share defense intelligence, Japanese officials said, despite protests from opposition parties and activists in Seoul.

S.Korean opposition parties object to initialing of military pact with Japan

South Korea's main opposition parties Monday expressed strong objections to the government's "unilateral" attempt to initial a military intelligence pact with Japan, saying they will push the resignation or impeachment of defense minister if the initialing actually happens.

S. Korean activists protest THAAD, military pact with Japan

Scores of South Korean civic group activists gathered in front of the defense ministry's headquarters on Wednesday, shouting for the embattled president to stop pushing for the U.S. missile shield deployment in their soil and the military intelligence pact with Japan.

Russia Hits Nordic Defense Pact as 'Confrontational'

Russia has criticized five Nordic nations for signing a joint defense pact, accusing the governments of Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden of "confrontational approaches" to regional defense and security issues.

Argentina Slams UK for Using Falklands As Pretext to Boost Defense Budget

The Argentina Foreign Ministry has criticized the UK over plans to boost its military presence in the Falkland Islands, accusing Britain of using the disputed archipelago as a pretext to bolster defense spending ahead of a May 7 general election.

UK to reinforce military presence in Malvinas Islands

The UK will be reinforcing its military presence in the disputed Malvinas Islands with the coalition government of Prime Minister David Cameron expected to unveil its plan in a special session in the British parliament today.

Philippine government asked to defend legality of new military pact with US

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the Philippine government to defend the constitutionality of a 10-year defense pact it signed with the US government.

The SC gave Philippine officials 10 days to answer petitions seeking to declare as unconstitutional the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) forged in April.

Petitioners argued that the agreement violates the Philippine Constitution which requires that any foreign military bases, troops or facilities "shall not be allowed in the Philippines except under a treaty duly concurred in by the Senate."