Tag: military and defense
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Russia launches barrage of 45 drones over Ukraine as Kyiv changes more military leaders
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage
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Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians
A series of Israeli strikes has hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war
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Biden urges Netanyahu to shield Rafah civilians in an attack
President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. The White House readout after a phone call between Biden and the Israeli leader followed pledges…
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Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital
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Ukraine claims Russia uses Musk’s Starlink terminals near front
Ukrainian military intelligence said Russian forces increasingly use Starlink terminals on the front line, a new twist in Kyiv’s uneasy relationship with Elon Musk’s internet service. Intercepted conversations between Russian troops in the occupied Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine indicate they had Starlink devices installed for internet access, the Ukrainian defense ministry intelligence directorate said…
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Trump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he’d ‘encourage’ Russia to do what it wanted
Republican front-runner Donald Trump says he warned NATO allies as president that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to members who are “delinquent.”
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Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah
Israel’s neighbors and key mediators are warning of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah
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Israel: Hamas command tunnel found under UN aid agency’s HQ in Gaza
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said it has discovered a Hamas command tunnel running under the headquarters the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza. The tunnel was 700 meters (4.3 miles) long, 18 meters (59 feet) deep and served as an important facility for Hamas’ military intelligence service, the Israel Defense Forces,…
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Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City
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Imran Khan’s candidates defy odds to thrive in Pakistan election
Imran Khan was jailed and silenced. His colleagues were barred from contesting Pakistan’s election under their party’s name. They weren’t even allowed to use its famous cricket bat symbol. Yet the candidates who are part of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party — running as independents — put forth a strong showing in the contentious poll. Independents,…