https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-aceh-rohingya-muslims-myanmar-refugees-e449e93984ea308c24efedb84be0f6e8 This past Tuesday there was a blue and white wooden ship that sailed about a mile off of the Indonesian coast. There were roughly 140 people aboard the ship with reports of there being 3 deaths during the journey. The ship had been floating in the sea for about 3 days. Local authorities had escorted 11 people to the… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-shanghai-cooperation-organization-meeting-0a70adcb1ae1af41f7c73adf3a6db426 On October 16, 2014 AP News reported on the 23rd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO), founded by China and Russia, that happened in Pakistan’s capital. The meeting consisted of people like Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and the prime ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia were… Read more »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-holds-military-drills-taiwan-warn-independence-rcna175231 In recent days there have been many reports of China performing military drills near the north, south, and east borders of Taiwan. It was reporting that China was issuing these drills to work on collaboration between their army, navy, and air force. However there is much speculation that these drills were in response to Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, who… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/australia-japan-china-military-training-incursions-b0ef3f07c4546c17523cd6a7bce11ba8 In recent days Japan’s Defense Ministers Yoko Kamikawa and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara have been meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles in the an Australian coastal town named Queenscliff. They have been discussing greater security corporations and working closely together in the future. This is due to the growing tension between the… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/australia-afghanistan-war-crimes-stripped-medals-4611f87ccd4748fd010c5328f91ddb2f On thursday September 12, 20224 the Defense Minister Richard Marles announced that retired and active commanders from Australian Special Forces have been stripped of their metals after allegations of war crimes being committed during the Afghanistan War. After many circulating rumors of crimes being committed after a media leak acurd releasing the original allegations. These commanders were accused of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philippines-china-sea-conflict-us-role-60-minutes/ On September 15, 2024 CBS reported on an incident with Philippine Coast Guard ships getting rammed by Chinese ships in the early morning. A 60 Minute crew was aboard a Philippine Coast Guard ship traveling with them while doing a routine mission. During this trip around four am the 60 Minute correspondent Cecilia Vega was woken… Read more »
