Tag: military and defense
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Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town
Israel’s defense minister says Israel is “thoroughly planning” its promised military offensive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah
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Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there
Israeli forces have stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza in what the army says is a search for the remains of hostages taken by Hamas
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On the USS Eisenhower, 4 months of combat at sea facing Houthi missiles and a new sea threat
Sailors aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones fired by Iranian-backed Houthis
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France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris
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6 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
Officials say a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border has killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, in what appears to be the latest exchange of long-range missile and rocket fire between the two countries
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‘Neutral’ Swiss plan to boost defense spending in a world destabilized by Ukraine, Mideast wars
Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years
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Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
Myanmar’s military government says it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year
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Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist
Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week
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Ukraine says its drones hit Russian warship in Black Sea
Ukraine’s military said it destroyed a Russian warship off the south coast of Crimea, the latest in a string of operations targeting Kremlin navy vessels in the Black Sea. Ukrainian military intelligence said a special unit sank the Caesar Kunikov, a Russian large landing ship off Alupka in occupied Crimea, according to a video published…
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South Korea says North Korea has fired cruise missiles, adding to provocative run in weapons tests
South Korea’s military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January