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South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered an update to the military’s operational plans, aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats. Yoon said he wanted updated plans this week while visiting a military bunker that would serve as a command post in the event of a war. The announcement coincided with the…
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Ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (retd) and his Nigerian Air Force counterpart, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (retd) will soon face criminal charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings during their time as security chiefs. According to a civic group, the Africa Centre for…
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Americans want to use what they have learned from arming Ukraine to help Taiwan prepare for a potential Chinese attack, the NYT says The US is seeking to reshape Taiwan’s defense systems in light of the experience gained from sending military aid to Ukraine, which is currently locked in a conflict with Russia, the New…
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As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far from his mind as he explained his decision to begin America’s exit from its longest war. The president’s elder son earned the Bronze Star while serving in…
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Major military powers are racing to embrace weapons that select and fire on targets without meaningful human control. This is raising the specter of immoral, unaccountable, largely uncontrollable weapon systems killer robots. It is also driving fears of widespread proliferation and arms races leading to global and regional instability, Human Rights Watch said in a…
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Syrian air marshals shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was protecting itself from anti-aircraft fire. The official Syrian news agency SANA said air defences “intercepted hostile missiles launched by the Israeli warplanes” from over Lebanese territories, citing a military source. It added…
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Thae Yong-ho, a former DPRK’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom who defected with his family to South Korea in 2016, has revealed Kim Jong Un’s discontentment with high-ranking officials in North Korea’s military. Image: Thae Yong-ho According to The Dong-a Ilbo, Kim is furious over an alleged misappropriation of state funds by military…
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President Vladimir Putin has considered a partial withdrawal of his troops from Syria, having made an official announcement to this effect on Monday during a surprise visit to a Russian military base in Latakia. “I order the defence minister and the chief of general staff to start withdrawing the Russian group of troops to their…
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Citizens of the United Kingdom who are resident in Zimbabwe have been advised to remain indoors and stay clam amid threats of violence and rumors of coup d’etat in south African nation. The UK embassy in Zimbabwe wrote in a Twitter post: ‘Due to the uncertain situation in Harare, incl. reports of unusual military activity, we…
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President Xi Jinping has sent a clarion call for his armed forces to transform itself into a world-class military by the mid-21st century. Image: President Xi Jinping The Chinese president advised his army during the 19th National Congress of the CPC, where he was re-elected as General-Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the…
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A non-governmental organization has alleged that Western interests in the mining and sale of Zimbabwe’s diamonds, is the cause of its internal crisis. According to research by a global development NGO, a powerful clique in the military and political sectors have hijacked and are currently exploiting Zimbabwe’s prized natural resource against rules and regulations set by…
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Image shows actress Chiara Ferragni at the premiere of a new movie “Suburbicon,” presented out of competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, Italy, on September 2, 2017 / AFP 2017/ TIZIANA FABI South Korea’s Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea on September…
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Russia’s anti-aircraft missiles were proudly displayed last week in Moscow as troops held drills to show their combat readiness while underplaying the impact of heavy defense budgets on global peace. Images released by Russia’s anti-aircraft missile regiment shows the troop conducting combat-ready exercises around Moscow. The show of strength has come a long way, from the Cold War era…
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The US and Russia have never forgotten their wasteful errors on the Cold War but if any of the parties should accept defeat, the Kremlin doesn’t look like the one. Rumors are rife that Vladimir Putin’s country is set for yet another war, this time a nuclear one, and would gladly welcome any threat from the…
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South Korea has confirmed its cyber command was hacked last month, after officials discovered a malicious code in the system, reports say. The cyber attack has quickly aroused suspicions that North Korea might have been the culprit. Though it remains unclear how the security was breached, officials confirm the malware code had targeted a “vaccine…
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A top extremist jihadi commander in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) was reportedly killed in clashes with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Aleppo province, military sources reported on Saturday. Fierce clashes took place between the western-backed SDF troops and ISIS militants in the Um Mayyal village on the road…
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