Three Chinese naval vessels conducted rare live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on Friday, prompting authorities in Canberra to warn commercial flights to avoid ...

The “Security Belt-2025” drills, taking place near the Iranian port of Chabahar, is the fifth joint naval exercise Iran, China and Russia have held since 2019, according to Chinese state media.

Australian ships and aircraft are working with the NZ military to monitor a Chinese naval task force off the east coast of Australia, Richard Marles has said. Mr Marles would not speculate on the ...