Tag: military
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NATO chief urges South Korea to increase military support for Ukraine
South Korea has signed major deals providing NATO member Poland with hundreds of tanks, aircraft and other weaponry since the war began, but South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said that providing arms to countries in the conflict will The law of their country against provides arms to Ukraine. difficult. Stoltenberg said countries like Germany,…
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Fearing recovery of bullet-riddled body of KNF member, people fled
The OC said that during a search operation on Sunday morning, a body dressed in KNF uniform was recovered from Arthapara area. A double-barreled gun and 70 rounds of bullets were also recovered from the body. Arthapara, which comes under Pandu union council, Ruma upazila is 12 km away from the city. While wishing anonymity,…
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Myanmar’s military prepares to consolidate regime with tough new election criteria
The army has resolved to hold elections in August this year. An announcement in Friday’s state media said that parties intending to compete at the national level must have at least 100,000 members, up from 1,000 previously, and have the right to participate in elections or hold an election within the next 60 days. Committed…
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Why is Turkey blocking Swedish and Finnish NATO membership?
Why does NATO want Sweden and Finland? Both have relatively strong armies. Finland has the capacity to mobilize 285,000 personnel and 650 tanks. Sweden has a strong air force and a submarine fleet adapted to the conditions in the Baltic Sea. Strategically, the two countries fill a hole in NATO’s front line against Russia while…
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Terrorists target jail for attack
A new militant organization Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya was moving forward with plans to introduce them into the country through a large scale terror attack. The leaders of this organization were working to increase the number of their trained staff to 313. For this, the training of new members under different batches began in…
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Palestinian killed in Israeli attack in West Bank, Palestinians say
An Israeli military statement said the knife attack was attempted against Palestinian residents. The military could not confirm whether the Israeli was working as a guard for the farm at the time. Violence in the West Bank has escalated over the past year, prompted by Israeli raids in its cities in response to Palestinian street…
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Australia to scrap French-made military helicopters
The French government has a significant stake in Airbus – the aerospace company that makes the Taipan – and has been urging Australia to keep its 40-strong fleet. But Marles said the helicopters were plagued by costly repairs. “We’ve been fighting with the Taipan for many years in terms of maintenance issues, getting spare parts,”…
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Russia blames its soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile attack
Russia blames its soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile attack
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Explosions were heard around Ukraine in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Kyiv
There were also unofficial reports of explosions in the southern region of Kherson and the northern Zhytomyr region. More than 20 cruise missiles were fired into Ukraine on Saturday after the attacks, which Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets called “New Year’s Eve terror”. Kyiv city and region officials said on the Telegram messaging app…
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Political uncertainty after disputed election in Fiji
Fiji’s military will help police maintain law and order, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said on Thursday, citing growing concerns of ethnic tensions between his Fiji First party and the opposition coalition dispute the result of an election last week. Following are some facts about Fiji: Home to 900,000, the Pacific island nation is spread across…
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UN council calls for end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades
The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years to demand an end to the violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar has been in crisis since the military seized power from Suu Kyi’s elected government on…
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As Nigeria battles rebels, it is brutally beaten by both sides
no trace of him The army moved the women and children to a nearby camp in the town of Madagali – a cluster of five army tents and one thatched hut, she said. There he was interrogated and medical checkup done. The jawans took his blood and urine samples. The next day, he tells Ayesha…
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Putin voices military commanders on Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from the commanders of his armed forces on how they think Russia’s military operation in Ukraine should proceed. A series of defeats in 10 months of fighting, which resulted in Russian withdrawals from areas around the capital Kyiv and Ukraine’s second city…
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Japan will radically change the defense policy on the threats of China
It still represents a sea change from 2013, the first iteration of the document and the last time it was updated, when Japan said it sought a “mutually beneficial strategic partnership”, a phrase now expected to disappear. . Concerns about China have deepened since major military drills by Beijing around Taiwan in August, during which…
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BTS’s Jin Begins Military Service, End of an Era
Seismic changes for BTS in 2022 have sparked feverish speculation among fans and K-pop watchers as to what the future holds for the group – will they maintain their fame or struggle to revive that success ? Some male K-pop stars have struggled to restart their careers after military service in a cut-throat industry where…