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General Hossein Salami was a central figure in Iran's military and a vocal opponent of the US and Israel Iranian state television confirmed the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed in Israel's strikes on Friday morning. General Hossein Salami was the chief of one of the country's most powerful centres, and his death was a tough blow to Iran's embattled leadership, which has had a series of setbacks in the past 20 months of Middle Eastern war and unrest. Salami rose to power six years ago and had a history of threatening the US and Israel. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge , our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. Iran's Revolutionary Guard was created after its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Since it was established, it's evolved from a paramilitary, dome...

Authorities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) say investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its personnel attached to Bauchi command, Late Corporal Wulumba A. S., have begun. The late officer reportedly passed away while confined in a guardroom following his detention over late arrival to the duty post. His lateness was attributed to health issues challenges he was battling with. A family member of the officer, claimed that they were informed that the deceased was detained on May 4 after his explanations about his lateness were dismissed by the commanding officer. 'Our late brother told us that his offence was arriving late due to illness, but his commander wouldn't listen. After that call, we never heard from him again - until we were told on Friday that he was dead.' 'Detention for minor offences like lateness is not supposed to exceed 24 hours according to the military rules. He should have been court-marti...

Analyst warned Australia is 'undefended' Security analyst feared China will invade Taiwan READ MORE: China issues warning over plans to reclaim control of Port Darwin A leading security analyst warned Australia's military bases and critical infrastructure are 'unprotected' from foreign aggressors and called for urgent upgrades. Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, claimed the Albanese Government has overlooked serious gaps in Australia's defence network. In an interview with Sky News on Sunday, Mr Davis highlighted the urgency of drastically increasing the Australian Defence Force's budget in light of instability in the Indo-Pacific region, specifically the 'very clear threat' of China invading Taiwan . 'Right at the moment, all our critical infrastructure in the north of Australia is essentially undefended,' he said. 'The ...