China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new status quo brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defense minister said. The minister, Delfin Lorenzana, told a congressional hearing...

Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military on Sunday to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a parade with flybys of advanced jets and a mass rally of troops to mark 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army. China's armed forces, the world's largest, are...

The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low-pass over an...

Syria's army and its allies on Saturday reached the edge of al-Sukhna, the last town held by Daesh (ISIS) in Homs province and a key step in their multi-pronged offensive against the militants, a Hezbollah-run military media unit said. Sukhna is on the main desert highway between Palmyra and...