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Drones drop explosives near US bases in Iraq Washington believes the attack was undertaken by Iran-backed militias 15 April 2021 - 13:12 Ali Sultan and Amina Ismail Picture: 123RF/vadimmmus Erbil — A drone dropped explosives near US forces stationed at Erbil airport in northern Iraq late on Wednesday, Kurdish officials said, with no immediate reports of casualties. A separate rocket attack killed a Turkish soldier at a military base nearby, the Turkish defence ministry said. It was the first known attack carried out by an unmanned aerial drone against US forces in Er...

Mar 8, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden is ticking off his administration’s to-do list for shoring up America’s alliances in Asia. On Sunday, the U.S. State Department announced that Washington and Seoul had reached a tentative deal on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing for hosting American troops in South Korea, less than a month after concluding a one-year deal with Japan. The breakthrough was expected to impact ongoing U.S. talks on a longer-term agreement with Tokyo. Known as a “Special Measures Agreement” (SMA), the deal announced Sunday is expected to be for multi...

The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about ¥200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants the U.S. to pay to keep a two-decade-old pact that facilitates joint military exercises, an agreement wh

The drill is believed to have been designed for the defense of remote islands, in a warning against China's attempts to change the status quo by force.