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FILE – Pipes at the landfall facilities of the ‘Nord Stream 2’ gas pipline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany, on Feb. 15, 2022. Russia clashed with the United States…
A World War Two bomb found in Great Yarmouth has detonated while work was being done to defuse it, causing a huge blast that was heard for miles. Army specialists…
Siegfried Hecker, from left, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock before a virtual…
FILE – A soldier walks past a line of M1 Abrams tanks, Nov. 29, 2016, at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. In what would be a reversal, the Biden…
Workers pass the scene where a helicopter crashed on civil infrastructure in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The chief of Ukraine’s National Police says…
Ukrainian military medics carry an injured Ukrainian serviceman evacuated from the battlefield into a hospital in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The serviceman did not survive. (AP Photo)…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine can “count on the UK” to provide support for the long term. It comes after President Zelenskyy warned of a…
Ukraine says about 400 Russian soldiers have died in a missile attack on the occupied Donetsk region. Russian officials contested the figure, admitting only to 63 of their troops being…
The tanker “Maria Energy”, left, loaded with liquefied natural gas, is moored at the floating terminal, the special ship “Hoegh Esperanza”, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023. For the…
Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the scene of a Russian shelling in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kyiv, Ukraine on Wednesday. Authorities…
Many Ukraine civilians are leaving Kherson as it comes under increasing bombardment from Russian forces. The city was one of the first places taken by Russian forces at the start…
Serbia Defence Minister Milos Vucevic (centere) speaks with Serbian army chief of staff Milan Mojsilovic (centre left) in southern Serbia near the Kosovo border on December 26, 2022 [Serbian Presidential…
A man passes by a barricade made of trucks loaded with stones that was erected during the night on a street in northern, Serb-dominated part of ethnically divided town of…
Smoke billows after Russian attacks in the outskirts of Bakhmut, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. (AP Photo) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday warned anew Ukraine that…
Ukrainian soldiers fire a French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military reported…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the latest on the migrant surge and how the White House has responded to the crisis. CLICK BELOW FOR RELATED…
German police recover bulk of booty from $120 million Dresden diamonds heist BERLIN – Most of the jewels stolen from a historic Dresden art collection in 2019 in a $120 million…
A firefighter examines a burned car after what Russian officials in Donetsk said was a shelling by Ukrainian forces, in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday,…
Patriot missile defence system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022. REUTERS WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The United States is finalizing plans to…
Defence and Security Analyst Professor Michael Clarke analyses the drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a lecture on Russia, Ukraine and NATO’s security policy challenges, during the Civita breakfast in the University of Oslo, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (NTB…
An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) —…
Germany’s Federal Attorney General Peter Frank is to give a statement in Karlsruhe as Germany arrests 25 suspected of far-right plot to overthrow state. The search operation is reported to…
A drone attack targeted on Tuesday a Russian airfield in the border Kursk region. The attack comes one day after attacks on two military airfields deep inside Russian territory which…
Explosions hit two military airfields in western Russia on Monday. There were reports of two planes being damaged in the blast at the Engels air base near Saratov. The facility…
Sky’s defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke explores the significance of Vladimir Putin’s drive across a key bridge linking Crimea to Russia. Professor Clarke says that while the road…
Explosions have reportedly hit a Russian airbase far from the Ukrainian border, damaging two long-range bombers. Unverified videos of the blasts have been posted on a variety of Telegram channels.…
A car destroyed by Russian shelling sits in a field in Posad-Pokrovske village, in the Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities…
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that its military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets such as energy infrastructure,…
Fox News strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane reacts to Poland potentially invoking Article 4 of NATO after a missile strike killed two people on ‘Varney & Co.’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Polish Foreign Ministry said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in eastern Poland and killed two people. The ministry said Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau…
Fox News’ Greg Palkot reports live from Kyiv on the missile that went into Ukraine airspace before veering into Poland, which could trigger a response from NATO
Russian strikes have hit key cities across Ukraine this Tuesday, including the capital Kyiv – where two residential buildings are reported have been hit by missiles. The mayors of Lviv…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says investigators in the city of Kherson have uncovered evidence hundreds of war crimes commited by Russian occupiers. The Ukrainian president was speaking after the city and surrounding…
Iran claims of developing hypersonic missile that can breach all defense systems
Ukraine’s president says he wants to start raising funds to buy “a whole fleet of sea drones.” Kyiv used sea drones to attack the Russian Black Sea fleet in the…
Sean Bell, retired Air Vice-Marshal, has told Sky News that although he does not think the withdrawal from Kherson is a “trap”, it is still important to ask: “Why now?”
Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the key southern city of Kherson. General Sergei Surovikin said it was no longer possible to supply the city. Kherson was the…
A Russian drone, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, is seen during a Russian drone strike, , in Kyiv, Ukraine Oct. 17, 2022…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (Pool Photo via AP) BEIJING (AP) —…
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A close-up of a heliport under construction in Rutog County.
On volatile border between India and China, a high-altitude military buildup is underway
Construction crews are now scattered around Ladakh as Indian authorities speed up their infrastructure race with China.
An overview of a heliport under construction near Aksai Chin Lake, in a region administered by China but contested by India, on May 28.
An overview of a heliport under construction in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, on Nov. 28.
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Runway
China is expanding the construction of its facilities on Fiery Cross Reef. Provided by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), this June 28, 2015 photo reveals Beijing has nearly completed a 3,000 meter (9,800-foot) airstrip, long enough to accommodate most Chinese military aircraft. Two h...
Expansion
Reclamation on Fiery Cross Reef, which lies on the west side of the Spratly Islands, began in August of 2014 and its principal landmass was finished by November. Dredgers have created a land mass that spans the entire existing reef and is approximately 3,000 meters long and 200-300 meters wide.
Facilities
This picture taken last November shows construction work being carried out on Fiery Cross Reef. The reef reportedly already houses a helicopter landing pad, a 300-meter-long wharf, a harbor large enough to dock military tankers, barracks and artillery emplacements.
South Johnson Reef
This reef was one of the first facilities to finish principal land reclamation. This recent picture shows that a radar tower is nearing completion at the north end of the land mass. According to AMTI, a new large multi-level military facility has been built in the center of the island. Up to six sur...
A naval base?
Beginning in early 2015, Mischief Reef - also located in the Spratlys - has undergone extensive reclamation activity. Experts say that the recent widening of the southern entrance to the reef, coupled with sightings of Chinese navy vessels, may suggest a future role for the reclaimed reef as a naval...
From reef to island
Significant construction on Gaven Reef began in 2014, with a total of 114,000 square meters of land already created. Satellite pictures show just how fast construction has progressed on the reef. A new artificial island was created between March (left) and August (right) 2014.
Troop garrison
According to AMTI, China has had a troop garrison on Gaven Reef since 2003, which has included a large supply platform where ships can dock. Experts say a new main square building in the reef appears to be an anti-aircraft tower.
A standardized process
As seen in this image, the basic process of expanding these features involves dredging sand from the seafloor and dumping it onto the reefs. The structure is raised above the high water line, hiding the status of the bank or reef beneath. The sand is then smoothed out and workers surround the island...
'Historic rights'
China claims most of the potentially energy-rich waterway, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. The US Pacific Fleet commander recently said China was "creating a great wall of sand" in the South China Sea, causing serious concerns about its territorial intentions. Beijin...
Territorial disputes
The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims, which have led to territorial disputes in the area. Last summer, China's deployment of a massive oil rig in waters also claimed by Hanoi escalated tensions in the region, sparking a standoff at sea and violent anti-C...
US concerns
Washington is concerned China's efforts carry a military dimension that could undermine the US' naval and economic power in the Pacific, and has weighed sending warships and surveillance aircraft within 12 nautical miles of the new artificial islands. Washington has repeatedly called on Beijing and ...
Ecological impact
The Philippines filed a formal plea at the UN last year, challenging Beijing's territorial claims. Manila said China's reclamation activities are causing "irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea." It also claimed that the destruction of co...
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