War & Conflict
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North Korea claims more than a million people joined army this week
Oct 16, 2024Following Pyongyang’s accusation that Seoul’s military was using drones to enter its airspace, North Korea said on Wednesday that over a million young people had enlisted in or returned to the army this week. On Tuesday,... -
North Korea’s Kim holds security meeting over drone flights
Oct 16, 2024State media said on Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called a high-level national security conference with the goal of directing “immediate military action” in response to a disagreement with South Korea regarding drone... -
EU sanctions Iran over ballistic missiles for Russia
Oct 15, 2024On Monday, the European Union levied penalties against well-known Iranian officials and organisations, including aviation companies, on the grounds that they were involved in the sale of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia for use... -
South Korea’s military says ‘fully ready’ as drone tensions soar
Oct 14, 2024In response to North Korea’s instruction for troops along its border to get ready to fire over drone flights to Pyongyang, the South Korean military stated on Monday that it was “fully ready” to respond. The... -
Trump says could support using US military against Americans
Oct 14, 2024With regard to the next election, Donald Trump threatened “radical” leftists on Sunday, stating he would back the use of US military force against Americans he labelled as “the enemy from within” if they tampered with... -
WHO, Red Crescent resupply two hospitals in north Gaza: WHO
Oct 14, 2024World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late Sunday that a WHO-Palestine Red Crescent operation had managed to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza. “WHO and partners finally managed to reach Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba... -
Israel tells US it will continue steps to avoid harm to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Oct 14, 2024According to the military ministry on Sunday, Israeli military Minister Yoav Gallant informed his US colleague Lloyd Austin that Israel will keep taking precautions to protect UN forces stationed in southern Lebanon. Following their overnight discussions,... -
Fourteen years in prison for US soldier who sought to aid IS
Oct 12, 2024On Friday, a US soldier who had entered a guilty plea to trying to give intelligence to the Islamic State organisation so that it could attack US forces in the Middle East was given a 14-year... -
Zelensky in Berlin says hopes war with Russia will end next year
Oct 12, 2024Speaking on Friday while on a visit to Berlin to request further military help, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism that the conflict with Russia will come to an end the following year. Zelensky has been... -
Nearly 7,000 people cross into Syria from Lebanon in past day – Russian military
Oct 12, 2024Oleg Igansyuk, deputy head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a branch of the Russian defence ministry), stated that in the last 24 hours, around 7,000 individuals crossed into Syria...
