Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 748 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 748 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 748th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the situation along the front line in the east was “much better” and that Ukraine had “recovered” its strategic position with Russian…

Five key takeaways from China’s annual meeting of parliament | Business and Economy News

Five key takeaways from China’s annual meeting of parliament | Business and Economy News

China’s week-long meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which gathered some 3,000 delegates from the political, business and cultural elite in Beijing, has closed without the customary press conference by the country’s premier. The annual meeting of the country’s parliament began on March 4 at the Great Hall of…

Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands | Conflict News

Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands | Conflict News

Ko Naing* is just the sort of young man Myanmar’s military is looking for. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against armed groups fighting to reverse its 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military last month announced plans to enforce a years-old conscription law. Starting in April, the military…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations | Politics News

Latest comments come as US and South Korea hold joint military exercises involving thousands of troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not…

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

New York, United States – He feared being called a “mishtamet”. A draft dodger. Someone who shrinks from their responsibility. But at age 17, Jewish social worker Asaf Calderon made a fateful decision: not to participate in the mandatory military service required of nearly all Israeli citizens. Instead, he pursued…

Why is Chad boiling over ahead of long-awaited elections — and what’s next? | Military News

Why is Chad boiling over ahead of long-awaited elections — and what’s next? | Military News

Heavy gunfire erupted in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, just hours after announcements of a long-awaited election date in the central African country. The Chadian government said its security forces pushed back against members of the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), who led an attack on state security forces…

Two people shot dead as Guinea protest turns bloody | Military News

Two people shot dead as Guinea protest turns bloody | Military News

The strike comes a week after the Guinean military unexpectedly dissolved the transitional government without providing a reason or announcing when a new one would be installed. Two youths were shot dead Monday in Conakry as Guinea’s capital was paralysed on the first day of an open-ended general strike against…

Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya | Politics News

Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya | Politics News

With the gaze of much of the world fixed on the carnage unfolding in Gaza, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin continues to expand his country’s reach in Africa. Russia, in the form of the private military contractor (PMC) Wagner, has been a growing presence in Libya since at least 2018, when…

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

In an UpFront special, we discuss where the war in Ukraine currently stands and where it is heading. It’s been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing mass destruction and a mounting civilian death toll. Even with support from the West, Ukraine is facing increased weapons…