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China holds military drills amid U.S. lawmakers ‘provocative’ visit to Taiwan

China said it conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday as a U.S. congressional delegation visited the island in a show of support, with Beijing blaming the lawmakers for raising tensions with their "provocative" trip.

Iran-Russia-China drills proved regional countries can provide peace: Commander

The commander of the Iranian Navy said the recent joint drills conducted by Iran, Russia and China in the north of the Indian Ocean proved that regional countries are able to provide peace and calm for their own people.

IRGC holds largest ever combined military drills in SE Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Ground Force launched the largest ever combined military exercise in southeastern Iran.

IRGC: Drills forced Israelis to halt empty anti-Iran threats

The spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Iran’s recent show of force compelled Israeli rulers to halt their empty military threats against the country.

Russia, Ukraine step up military alert with combat drills

Russia staged military drills in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine, on Wednesday and said it needed to sharpen the combat-readiness of its conventional and nuclear forces because of heightened NATO activity near its borders.

Iran’s Air Force starts nation-wide drills

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) began the main phase of its nation-wide drills codenamed Fada’eeyan-e Harim-e Velayat,” (Devotees of the Velayat Sanctuary) on Thursday.

Russia-led bloc holds large-scale drills near Tajik-Afghan border

A Russia-led post-Soviet security bloc started its largest military drills near the Tajik-Afghan border in years on Monday amid cross-border tensions ahead of talks between Afghanistan's new Taliban leaders and major regional powers.

Russia, Belarus start joint military drills

Russia and Belarus kickstarted massive joint military drills on the EU’s border on Friday as tensions between Belarus and its western neighbours rise.

Joint naval drills with Iran on schedule: Russian admiral

A top Russian Navy commander said all of the naval war games planned to be held jointly with the Iranian forces will take place on schedule.

Iran, Russia, China to hold joint drills in Persian Gulf: Russian envoy

Iran, China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the Persian Gulf in a period between late 2021 and early 2022, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said in an interview with Sputnik.

Russia, China hold large-scale joint military drills

Russia and China are holding a large-scale joint military exercise in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

North Korea not picking up hotlines after warning South, U.S. over joint drills

North Korea did not answer routine calls on inter-Korean hotlines on Tuesday, South Korea said, hours after a senior official in Pyongyang warned the South and the United States over annual joint military drills set to begin this week.

Kim stresses military preparations ahead of U.S.-South Korea drills

North Korea said Friday that leader Kim Jong-un called for stronger capability to cope with any foreign provocation as he met with military officers ahead of annual drills next month between South Korea and the United States that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal.

Russia tests Crimean air defence systems as Ukraine, NATO hold Black Sea drills

Russia tested the readiness of its air defence systems in Crimea as Ukraine and NATO countries held military drills in the Black Sea, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine says joint military drills with NATO to begin in a few months

Ukraine’s armed forces said joint military drills with NATO troops would begin in a few months’ time, a step that could stoke tensions with Moscow which has expressed its opposition to such a move.