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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh on 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact means for the world

Saudi Arabia has long relied on the US as its ultimate guarantor of security. But Washington’s shifting priorities have left Gulf leaders wondering whether America’s shield remains as reliable as...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

What foreign analysts have to say about Pak-Saudi defence deal

Wreckage of Ghana military helicopter crash in Ashanti region on Wednesday. Photo: Collected

Ghana's defence minister, 7 others killed in helicopter crash

US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters

NATO allies agree on new defence spending target at 5%

Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives. Photo: Getty Images

China's rare earth export curbs expose US vulnerability in tech and defence sectors

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement on plans to strengthen the European defence industry and the EU's military capabilities, in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU Commission proposes joint borrowing as part of 800 billion euro defence plan

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected

Defence starts placing arguments in 10-truck arms haul case at HC

Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus inaugurated this year's Army Headquarters Selection Board on 6 October, 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh Army recognised as symbol of trust again: Prof Yunus

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a news conference ahead of a NATO defence ministers council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

Over 20 NATO allies to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense in 2024, says Stoltenberg

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says

A view shows a damaged building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russia blames Ukraine for 'terrorist' drone attack on Moscow

Lieutenant Colonel Md Emdadul Islam. Illustration: TBS

Patriotic Hacktivism: A plausible concept for the militarily weaker nations to dominate the cyberspace

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participates in a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (not pictured) at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, in San Diego, California US, 13 March, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Australia to prioritise long-range strike capability in defence shakeup