An American Paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares his M4 Carbine with the SMASH 3000...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are meeting their Australian counterparts Monday in Washington for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security and countering China`s increasing assertiveness in the region, including in the South China Sea and directed at Taiwan...

Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader`s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing...

Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday, and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fueled by climate change...

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted partial responsibility in inadequately responding to the bushfires scorching land and killing people and wildlife across the country for months...

Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Thursday ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters began rescuing thousands more trapped by the blazes...

A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday (January 1) in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australia’s southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared dead, as navy ships rushed to provide supplies and assist with evacuations...