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Analysis-The great Indo-Pacific hedge - deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends
By Raju Gopalakrishnan and Greg Torode SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Caught between China's rapid military rise and growing doubts about the U.S. focus on a region it has long dominated, Indo-Pacific ...
May 31, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit pipeline, refinery, fuel depot in overnight strikes on Russia
May 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight, including an oil pipeline pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities s...
May 31, 2026
China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat
BEIJING/HANOI, May 31 (Reuters) - China's military and coast guard said they carried out patrols near disputed waters in the South China Sea on Sunday, a day after the Philippines said it remained und...
May 31, 2026
South Korea, Japan discuss military-logistics support deal, Seoul says
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan discussed the possibility of a military-logistics support agreement on Sunday, Seoul's defense chief said, adding that Seoul remains cautious about ...
May 31, 2026
Czech Republic likely to miss NATO defence-spending target, PM tells FT
May 31 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will "probably" miss NATO's target to boost military spending to 2% of gross domestic product this year, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in an interview publishe...
May 31, 2026
Meteor fireball triggered loud boom across New England, NASA confirms
May 31 (Reuters) - A bright fireball streaked across parts of New England in the U.S. on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by a loud boom, after a meteor broke apart high in the atmosphere, NASA said ci...
May 31, 2026
Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered
May 30 (Reuters) - The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the U.S. state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday. Two...
May 30, 2026
US says it struck another vessel in eastern Pacific, killing three
May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days. U.S. Southern Command said in...
May 30, 2026
Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming
By Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected accusations of "new militarism" by Tokyo and criticised China for rapidly expand...
May 30, 2026
UK foreign minister due to visit China and India to discuss global issues
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday, and then onwards to India later in the week, with the visits to focus on global issues from the Strait...
May 30, 2026
