The Pentagon chief was caught off guard by last week’s decision by prosecutors to offer deals to the men. United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has defended his decision to revoke controversial plea deals agreed between prosecutors and three men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks. Speaking…
As the war enters its 894th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and 12 others, including an eight-month-old baby, injured on Tuesday when a Russian missile struck a residential area of northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…
Anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of key military base in northeastern Lashio over the weekend. Myanmar’s army chief and coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has acknowledged his troops are under pressure after anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of a key military base in the…
As the war enters its 893rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, 6 August, 2024. Fighting Russia sent multiple missiles and drones at Kyiv as air raid warnings sounded in the capital from about 11pm (20:00 GMT). “Air defence forces and equipment operated in…
US says seeking to limit attacks and response, urges G7 allies to use diplomatic pressure to try to avert regional war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Iran and Hezbollah may attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours. The unconfirmed report from US publication Axios…
North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a ceremony to mark the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to military units at the border. State media KCNA shared images…
Move follows Kyiv’s official’s comments on attacks late last month targeting Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group. Mali has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat in July that killed dozens of mercenaries from…
As thw war enters its 892nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, August 5, 2024. Fighting Ukraine announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the eastern region of Donetsk, where Russia has been claiming advances. Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin…
Pentagon announces deployment as tensions build between Iran and Israel after the high-profile Haniyeh assassination. The United States military has announced the deployment of additional resources to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, amid growing concerns about the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. On Friday, the Pentagon revealed…
As the war enters its 889th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, August 2, 2024. Fighting A mother and her daughter were killed by Russian shelling that hit the town of Nikopol in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Local governor Serhiy Lysak said private houses,…
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