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Phil Stewart

ARTICLES BY PHIL STEWART

US soldier Travis King heads home after North Korea expels him (AP)

US soldier Travis King heads home after North Korea expels him

4 min read . 28 Sept 2023

Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military industry factory in Isfahan, (via REUTERS)

Israel likely to be behind drone attack on Iranian factory, says US official

3 min read . 30 Jan 2023

Representational image: China will likely have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035.

China likely to have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon

1 min read . 29 Nov 2022

A handout image released by Maxar technologies on February 2, 2022, shows a view of battle groups vehicles parked in Yelnya, Russia on January 19, 2022 (Photo: AFP)

Ukraine crisis: US to deploy troops in eastern Europe to counter Russia

1 min read . 02 Feb 2022

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a frontline outpost in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. High-stakes diplomacy continued on Friday in a bid to avert a war in Eastern Europe, the efforts coming as 100,000 Russian troops are massed near Ukraine's border and the Biden administration worries that Russian President Putin will mount some sort of invasion within weeks. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (AP)

Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine, adding to U.S. concern, officials say

3 min read . 29 Jan 2022

Ukrainian drive in an armored personnel carrier near front line position in the Luhansk area, eastern Ukraine. (AP)

Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, US officials say

4 min read . 29 Jan 2022

Chinese and US flags (REUTERS)

US sharply raises its estimate of Chinese nuclear warheads

3 min read . 03 Nov 2021

What is said to be missiles are seen in the night sky, after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting US-led coalition forces, in this still image taken from a video shot at an unknown location. (REUTERS)

US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike

1 min read . 26 Jan 2020

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing US troops, (AP)

Donald Trump says no US troops hurt in Iran strikes, Tehran 'standing down'

2 min read . 08 Jan 2020

In this undated and unlocated tv grab taken from a video released by Al-Furqan media, the chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by US forces

3 min read . 27 Oct 2019

US President Donald Trump's administration has been publicly focused on easing the India-Pakistan conflict. (AFP)

US tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan conflict

3 min read . 04 Mar 2019

Defence secretary Jim Mattis had made no secret of his strong rapport with Rex Tillerson, saying in January that the two had breakfast every week together and communicated frequently. Photo: Reuters

Jim Mattis calls Rex Tillerson firing a ‘Washington D.C. story’

2 min read . 16 Mar 2018

The Trump administration’s draft document noted that Russia, China were modernizing their nuclear arsenals, while North Korea’s nuclear provocations ‘threaten regional and global peace.’ Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Donald Trump’s new policy could strengthen role of nuclear weapons

2 min read . 13 Jan 2018

US defence secretary Jim Mattis played down concerns. Pakistan is a crucial gateway for US military supplies destined for US and other troops fighting a 16-year-old war in neighbouring, landlocked Afghanistan. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

US weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad

3 min read . 09 Jan 2018

North Korea’s missile launch comes a week after US President Donald Trump put Kim Jong-un’s nation back on a US list of countries that Washington says support terrorism. Photo: AFP

North Korea fires ICBM, splashes in Sea of Japan: Pentagon

3 min read . 29 Nov 2017

Make no mistake — any attack on the US, or its allies, will be defeated. And any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming, said US defence secretary James Mattis. Photo: Bloomberg

US will never accept a nuclear North Korea, says James Mattis

2 min read . 28 Oct 2017

On Saturday, Donald Trump made a comment on Twitter about how negotiations have failed for 25 years and said ‘only one thing will work’ with North Korea. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Donald Trump comment on North Korea sparks calls for restraint

2 min read . 09 Oct 2017

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson (Left) shakes hands with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (Right) in Beijing on 30 September 2017. Photo: Reuters

Rex Tillerson in China as US presses North Korean economic squeeze

4 min read . 30 Sept 2017

The new restrictions are slated to take effect on 18 October and resulted from a review after Donald Trump’s original travel bans sparked international outrage and legal challenges. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump slaps restrictions on North Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new travel ban

4 min read . 25 Sept 2017

A woman walks past a TV screen showing file footage of North Korea’s missile launch, in Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: AP

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, US conduct drills

4 min read . 26 Aug 2017