Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile.
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The TelegraphIran has proved it can breach the world’s greatest air defence system. What comes next could be devastating
The world watched helplessly as a missile barrage from Iran came raining down over Israel with less than 15 minutes’ warning.
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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this week.
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People run for cover as Iran launches wave of missiles towards Israel
Iran has launched a wave of missiles at Israel hours after White House officials warned Tehran was 'imminently' planning to attack. Guardian reporters in Jerusalem witnessed dozen of missiles flying overhead towards Israel's main coastal cities in a huge attack not long after 7.30pm. While some interceptions could be heard over Jerusalem, missiles flew over Tel Aviv and in some cases caused explosions in the city. Tehran had vowed retaliation against Israel for a series of attacks against Iran and the militias it backs across the Middle East, including Hezbollah. In a statement shortly after the attack, the Israeli military vowed there would be consequences for Iran.
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Israeli tanks strike UN bases in Lebanon
Two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have been wounded after an Israeli tank directly hit a UN observation tower, prompting outrage from troop-contributing nations.
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Tehran's missile count significantly depleted after strike on Israel, reports claim
Israeli media outlet Kan 11 claimed Iran used about a third of its advanced ballistic missiles in last week's huge and unprecedented attack on Israel.View on euronews
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Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield
Ukraine said it has caused damage at a key Russian ammunition depot, a drone storage facility, and now an airfield over the past two days.
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Iran: An earthquake — or a secret underground nuclear test?
Days after news broke of the earthquake in Iran's Semnan province, speculation has continued on social media that the tremors were caused by Tehran's first nuclear test.View on euronews
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Russia's mass advantage against Ukraine should start declining by 2025, war expert says
Russia is unlikely to run out of steam soon, but it'll have to recalibrate tactics and lower the intensity of attacks, said analyst Michael Kofman.
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Israel military displays remnants of intercepted Iranian missile
Israel displayed Wednesday one of the Iranian missiles it intercepted during the Oct. 1 attack that saw Iran launch a wave of some 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for the killing of top militants from Hamas and Hezbollah. (AP Video by Alon Bernstein)
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The US Navy is burning through missiles in the Middle East that it would need in a war with China
Conflicts in the Middle East have raised concerns about the stockpiles of key interceptors the US would need in a high-end fight.
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Deaths and repression sideline Suu Kyi's party ahead of Myanmar vote
Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar's ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say.Nobel laureate Suu Kyi remains enduringly popular in Myanmar and the NLD would undoubtedly win a third landslide victory if she was to lead it into a free election, analysts say.
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North Korean troops fighting for Putin ‘killed in Ukraine’
North Korean soldiers have probably been killed fighting for the Kremlin on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea has said.
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Watch: Soldier accused of spying for Iran posed for selfies to disguise handler meeting, court hears
A soldier accused of spying for Iran before escaping from prison posed for selfies while on a “holiday” in Turkey to meet his handlers, a court heard.
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North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say
Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker on Thursday in the Red Sea, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue to threaten ships moving through the Red Sea, a waterway that once saw $1 trillion in goods move through it a year, over the ongoing conflicts in the Mideast stemming from the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Olympic Spirit tanker in the Red Sea had been skirting the coast of East Africa when it found itself struck first by a projectile that damaged the vessel, but sparked no fire and caused no injuries, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.
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Israeli forces fire at U.N. position in Lebanon, 22 killed in Beirut strike
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Friday, injuring two, a U.N. source said, the third day in a row peacekeepers have reported Israeli fire at their positions as Israel wages war on Hezbollah. An Israeli strike late on Thursday in the heart of Beirut killed 22 people and injured more than 100, Lebanese authorities said.
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Firing on peacekeepers ‘can never be tolerated’, says Irish premier
Simon Harris urged that any firing at United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) positions ceases.
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Scottish shipyard begins construction of new Royal Navy warship
The construction of a new Royal Navy warship has started at a Scottish shipyard.
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Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored
The attack overnight marks the latest in a string of Ukrainian drone strikes on key Russian arsenals.
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Kremlin dismisses reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine
UK and South Korean outlets suggested Pyongyang has been supporting Moscow in its ongoing war against Ukraine with troops and munitions.View on euronews