Review the day’s key developments in defense and global affairs with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – Friday, May 23, 2025.

India’s indigenous Brahmos and Akash weapon systems performed very well, helping India both strike deep inside Pakistan and ...

"As comprehensive strategic partners, China and Russia adhere to the principles of mutual benefit and keep elevating the level of their practical cooperation," Zhang Hanhui noted ...

Russia is open to holding peace negotiations with Ukraine in the Vatican; the EU has proposed a limited tariff relief deal to the US; and Israel is preparing for potential military strikes on Iran’s ...

North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, ...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top ...

Song Sang-hyun said "the time is right" for Ukraine to file a complaint over North Korea's military assistance to Russia.

It was the first time since the end of the Cold War that the United States had supplied an ally with a weapon of such ...

European Union’s foreign policy chief says that membership candidate Serbia faces a “strategic choice” of direction ...

A 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a "serious accident" during a launch ceremony, state media reported Thursday, ...

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault urges the EU to make trade concessions to President Trump, warning of risks to European jobs and ...

Southeast Asian countries have carefully navigated the rivalry between the U.S. and Russia amid the great power competition.