Author of The Palestine Laboratory joins The Take to discuss Israel’s military-tech industry. Israel’s war on Gaza has turbocharged its already booming military-tech industry, with weapons and surveillance systems tested on Palestinians continuing to be sold around the world. Israel’s role as a global arms innovator has only deepened since October 7, 2023, and some … Read more
The fighting between India and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday, with both sides targeting air bases and military sites, and each blaming the other for striking first. Pakistan said India had targeted at least three of its air bases with air-to-surface missiles in the early hours of Saturday, including Nur Khan, a key air force … Read more
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the Rohingya. Just before a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, General Zaw Min Tun sat down with Talk to Al Jazeera. In a rare interview, the military government’s spokesperson defended military rule … Read more
Paramilitary fighters with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces withdrew in large numbers from the battered capital of Khartoum on Wednesday, fleeing a city they had occupied since a ruinous war broke out nearly two years ago. “Khartoum is now free,” declared Sudan’s military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who arrived by helicopter for a brief visit … Read more
Four United States army soldiers have been killed in Lithuania during training, the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, said while visiting Warsaw on Wednesday. “Whilst I was speaking the news came out about four American soldiers who were killed in an incident in Lithuania,” Rutte told reporters, adding that he did not know any details. … Read more
South Korea’s air force says it accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise. South Korea’s air force has said that one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in civilian injuries. “Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an … Read more
At least 773 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) largest city of Goma and its vicinity in a week, amid fighting with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who captured the city in a serious escalation of a decade-long conflict, authorities said. “These figures remain provisional because the rebels asked the population … Read more
Israel said it had killed Deif in an air attack in July, but Hamas did not confirm his death until Thursday. Hamas says its top military commander Mohammed Deif has been killed. The Israeli military had said it killed Deif in an air attack in July, but the Palestinian group had not confirmed his death … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also orders investigation into Trump critic Milley’s actions and military grade. The United States has revoked the personal security detail and security clearance of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has also ordered an inquiry … Read more
The move escalates the case against Kizza Besigye as a treachery conviction is punishable by the death penalty. A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted. The ruling on Tuesday escalates the legal … Read more