DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos show Israel building along Syria demilitarized zone. UN tells AP Israel troops entered zone during work.
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would turn on seizing a major port facility. Taiwan has the tactics and weapons to make that a lot harder.
When Timothy Ash travelled around the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, he met young veterans who had returned from the war in Afghanistan. They were psychologically broken – and drunk.
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship.
Russian forces are attacking “behind established Ukrainian defences”, the UK Ministry of Defence has said.
STORY: Ambulances were seen at the port of Ranong in southern Thailand, after Myanmar's navy opened fire on a group of Thai fishing vessels on Saturday (November 30).The incident caused one fisherman to drown, while Myanmar authorities detained 31 crew members from one of the boats, according to a spokesperson for Thailand's Defence Ministry.Two of 15 fishing vessels were fired at after they operated inside Myanmar's territorial waters near Ranong, the ministry initially said.But Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Sunday questioned the claims that the boats had encroached into Myanmar waters, saying it was "inconclusive".Thailand's authorities have protested the use of force during the incident and are in negotiations to release those detained.Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, told reporters the country had quote "no intention of encroaching on anything"."If any side encroaches on another's sovereignty, there will be warning shots, but they don't aim to destroy targets," he said.Myanmar's ruling junta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.The country has been in crisis since 2021 when the military seized power, toppling an elected government and sparking an armed rebellion by crushing protests with lethal force.
Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday, the militant group’s first attack since its ceasefire with Israel took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days. Israel says it has acted to thwart potential attacks. The U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday calling for a 60-day halt in fighting, aiming to end more than a year of exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
STORY: The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed a militant who took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel last year.It said he was employed in Gaza by a U.S.-based charity, World Central Kitchen.The family of the man said the Israeli allegations were false and meant to justify his unlawful killing. The military said he took part in an attack on a kibbutz in southern Israel but did not offer any evidence.Reuters could not independently verify the details.The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that three employees of World Central Kitchen were killed when an Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in southern Gaza. Medics said five people were killed.Mohammed, who did not give his last name, said he saw two missiles hit a jeep as it came this way.In a social media post, World Central Kitchen confirmed the strike and said it had no knowledge of an employee involved in the Oct. 7 attack.:: FileThe charity said it was pausing operations in Gaza, adding that it was working with incomplete information and urgently seeking more details.Hamas did not immediately comment.:: April 2, 2024This is not the first time Israel has attacked World Central Kitchen workers.In April, an air strike in central Gaza killed seven members of the organization, including American and European citizens. The Israeli military said it was the result of serious errors and breaches of procedure.It dismissed and reprimanded senior officers and commanders.
Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday, after one fisherman drowned, two were injured and dozens were detained from one of the boats. Shinawatra questioned claims that the fishing boats had intruded into Myanmar's territorial waters when Myanmar's navy opened fire on the vessels on Saturday. The Thai defense ministry earlier said two of 15 Thai fishing vessels were fired on when they were 4-5.7 nautical miles (7.4-10.6 km) inside Myanmar's territorial waters near the southern Thai province of Ranong.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides nearly three years on.
Ukraine will need tens of thousands of uncrewed robotic ground vehicles next year to shuttle ammunition and supplies to infantry in the trenches and evacuate wounded soldiers, a senior government minister told Reuters. The buggy-like vehicles, an example of how technology is transforming trench warfare in Ukraine, would spare troops from operating in areas near the front where Russian shelling and drones are rife, Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. "This year we purchased several thousand ground platforms, and next year, I believe, we need tens of thousands," the minister, who has overseen drone procurement for most of the war, said in an interview.
The Philippine military deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine, which passed through the South China Sea off the country’s western coast last week, a security official said Monday. The Russian submarine identified itself in response to a Philippine navy two-way radio inquiry, saying it was en route home to Russia’s eastern city of Vladivostok after joining an exercise with the Malaysian navy, Jonathan Malaya, assistant director-general of the National Security Council, said. The submarine, like other foreign ships, has the right of “innocent passage” in the country’s exclusive economic zone but it still sparked concern when it was spotted on Thursday about 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers) off the Philippine province of Mindoro, Malaya said.
The fast-moving offensive began on Wednesday, surprising forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad and his allies
Beijing has vowed to take "resolute countermeasures" to defend its sovereignty following US approval of US$385 million in arms sales to Taiwan. The foreign ministry said on Sunday that the US decision was an infringement of China's sovereignty and would harm relations between the two countries. It urged the United States to immediately stop arming Taiwan and stop condoning support for separatist forces that "seek independence by force". Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends f
The deepening alliance between Russia and North Korea is a growing threat to the U.S., Europe, and Indo-Pacific, as it empowers both countries and makes them more dangerous, and the international community must respond with increased military support to Ukraine and stronger sanctions against the DPRK.
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, while Lebanon's Hezbollah has no plans for now to join them, according to sources. Iran's constellation of allied regional militia groups, aided by Russian air power, has been integral to the success of pro-government forces in subduing rebels who rose up against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. But that alliance faces a new test after last week's lightning advance by rebels in northwest Syria, with Russia focused on war in Ukraine and Hezbollah's leadership decimated by a war with Israel that ended in a ceasefire last week.
UK intelligence say Putin's forces are attacking "behind established Ukrainian defences".
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. In Israel, a former defense minister and fierce critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and a hard-liner on the Palestinians — accused the government of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza, where a military offensive continues. The U.N. agency's decision could worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid.
China's export restrictions on antimony, a critical mineral for ammunition production, have created supply shortages and concerns about Western military readiness.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said Sunday that the agency had halted the delivery of aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. Israel's military later said it fired on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, days into a fragile ceasefire with the Iran-backed Islamist group. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This live blog is no longer being updated. For mor
Israeli jets Sunday launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. The attacks come days after a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect.
