All posts tagged "Military and defense"
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401InternationalIran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in...
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18International
Army airstrike on village in Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
BANGKOK — An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40...
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Body of an Israeli hostage is found in Gaza, possibly alongside his son’s remains, army says
JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday,...
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43International
6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military...
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Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze...
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Guinea’s junta faces protests after missing a deadline for a return to democracy
CONAKRY, Guinea — Parts of Guinea’s capital were on lockdown as civil society and opposition groups protested the ruling junta’s missed deadline...
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Middle East latest: Israel’s military launches wave of raids across the occupied West Bank
The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least three Palestinians...
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Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Taiwan began three days of military drills on Tuesday as concerns rose over potential cuts to the defense budget...
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A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here’s why it matters
VIENNA, Austria — A party that advocates an end to economic sanctions against Russia and has called for the “re-migration of uninvited...
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Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm it
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed...
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Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
QUNEITRA, Syria — A main road in the provincial capital of Quneitra in southern Syria was blocked with mounds of dirt, fallen...
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France’s former President Sarkozy standing trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya’s Gadhafi
PARIS — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the...
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18International
Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3
TEL AVIV, Israel — A shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people...
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What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
TOKYO — A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea has been a startling development, even for...
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South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to detain impeached Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol...
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Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week...
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Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s...
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Myanmar to release prisoners to mark Independence Day
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass...
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46International
At least 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and into Friday...
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29International
New Israeli airstrikes in Gaza humanitarian zone and elsewhere kill at least 26
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 people across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers...
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29International
Taiwan president vows to boost the island’s defense budget as China threats rise
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in...
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19International
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza including children as war grinds into the new year
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said...
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