Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership.The vote was held past midnight after opposition parties brought a motion against him, which was upheld by the Supreme Court.Mr Khan had said he would not recognise an opposition government, claiming – without evidence –that there was a United States (US)-led conspiracy to remove him.The assembly will now appoint a new prime minister.That person will be able to hold power u

As Russia flounders on the battlefields of Ukraine, the once-unthinkable possibility of nuclear weapons use is now on the rise, as President Vladimir Putin’s options for victory narrow. Tactical nuclear weapons have not been part of strategic thinking since the end of the Cold War in 1991. What are these weapons and what would be the significance of their use?What Are They? Tactical nuclear warheads were created to give military commanders more flexibility on the battlefield.

China may portray itself as a neutral party in the war in Ukraine, but the message it communicates to its audience at home tells a different story.State news agency Xinhua calls the war “a special military operation” and “the Russia-Ukraine crisis” but never refers to it as an invasion.

The United States (US) military announced Tuesday a new test of a hypersonic missile, as Pentagon officials seek to match or get ahead of China's and Russia's advances in the cutting-edge strategic weapons technology.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it had recently completed a free flight test of an aircraft-launched hypersonic missile that maintained a speed of more than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound (at least 3,800 miles per hour, or 6,100 kilo

It is interesting that a day before the commencement of the Balikatan Exercises 2022, a report came out which was sensationalized to a considerable degree by the mainstream media about the “close distance manoeuvring” by a China Coast Guard vessel towards a Philippine Coast Guard ship patrolling the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippines Sea on 2 March, 2022. The timing is quite interesting and thought-provoking.

North Korea has condemned the South Korean defence minister’s remarks about its ability to strike against the North and warned it would destroy major targets in Seoul if the South takes any “dangerous military action” such as a pre-emptive strike.Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Sunday that the South Korean defence minister’s remarks “further worsened the inter-Korean relations and military tension on the Korean peninsula,” according to state

In the same week that Taiwanese took to the streets to repudiate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan’s leaders rolled out the red carpet for a visit by former United States (US) President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States (US) is forging "strongly" ahead on its growing Asia-Pacific priorities, despite the crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Hosting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Oval Office, Biden said the world's "rules-based order" faces "unprecedented challenges," but that Washington has not been distracted by the Ukraine war."Even as we address the crisis in Europe, my adm

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken many long-held Western assumptions about the foundations of peace in Europe.

Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two punch of COVID and war.The pandemic had already raised questions about the world's reliance on an economic model that has broken trade barriers, but made countries heavily reliant on each other as production was delocalised over the decades.Companies have been struggling to cope with major bottlenecks in the global supply chain.Russia's war in Ukraine has raised fears about f