‘Still waiting’: Myanmar’s Kayah looks for justice over military killings | Conflict News

‘Still waiting’: Myanmar’s Kayah looks for justice over military killings | Conflict News

Kayah State, Myanmar – On December 28, in his clinic in Myanmar’s eastern Kayah State, Dr Oak wrapped up a routine check on a pregnant woman and removed some non-threatening shrapnel from the leg of a resistance fighter. Exactly two years earlier, he was living a nightmare, examining the charred…

China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales | Weapons News

China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales | Weapons News

The move follows US approval of $300m in military aid for the self-ruled island, which holds elections in a week. China has announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers over weapons sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has not ruled out the…

US defence chief promises transparency amid secrecy around hospital stay | Military News

US defence chief promises transparency amid secrecy around hospital stay | Military News

Lloyd Austin went to hospital for elective surgery on January 1 but the White House was not notified. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he takes “full responsibility” for the secrecy after it emerged that he had been in hospital since last Monday and that many top White…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 683 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 683 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 683rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Fighting At least 11 people, including five children, were killed by a Russian missile attack in and around the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. Vadym Filashkin, the regional governor of…

Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | Israel War on Gaza

Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | Israel War on Gaza

US General Mark Kimmitt says Israeli talk of annihilating Gaza ‘sounds good on TV’ but is impractical and illegal. By mimicking United States tactics in World War II in Germany and Japan, Israel has made a grave mistake with its war on Gaza, according to retired US Army Brigadier General…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 679 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 679 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 679th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Fighting Russia targeted Ukraine’s biggest cities with a barrage of drones, rockets and missiles, killing at least four people in Kyiv and one in Kharkiv. The State Emergency Service…

Japan Airlines plane on fire after possible crash with Coast Guard aircraft
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Japan Airlines plane on fire after possible crash with Coast Guard aircraft

A Japan Airlines aircraft with passengers still on board was on fire on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, Nippon TV reported. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of the aircraft. A…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 678th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to intensify strikes on Ukraine after the death toll rose to 25 in Saturday’s unprecedented raid on the Russian city of Belgorod, not…