JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men next week — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and trigger more large protests in the community. The announcement followed a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious men to begin enlisting … Read more
“During this time-frame, a large number of strikes against numerous electric power plants and sub-stations were carried out by the Russian armed forces in multiple locations in Ukraine,” the court added. In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “I welcome today’s arrest warrants issued […] for two key figures in Russian military leadership. Both … Read more
Discover how Israeli military tactics shape US ‘cop cities’, affecting civil liberties and racial justice for marginalised communities. Critics of the increasing integration of Israeli military technologies and tactics into United States “cop cities” say the exchange leads to a more militarised approach to urban policing. Activists and organisers say this shift impacts civil liberties … Read more
LONDON (AP) — The five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in April are all expected to return to duty, the British Army said Tuesday, with three of them already back to work. The horses were performing routine exercises near Buckingham Palace on April 24 when they … Read more
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority. Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an … Read more
China conducts exercises in Taiwan Strait days after new Taiwan president was sworn in. China has escalated the scale of its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait over the past two years, while the United States has increased its rhetoric in support of the island. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party, which … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of 22-year-old Louk’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale … Read more
Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen said they targeted the Maersk Yorktown cargo ship and an American warship destroyer in the Gulf of Aden, as well as targeting the Israeli ship MSC Veracruz in the Indian Ocean, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said Wednesday in a televised speech. The U.S. Maritime Administration said the Houthis have launched … Read more
LONDON — Two British military horses — one of them apparently covered in blood — were seen Wednesday galloping loose and riderless through central London. The animals broke free during regular exercises, and a number of people and horses were injured during the incident at the heart of the British capital, according to a statement … Read more
Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Chief of Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla looks on while inspecting a guard of honor during his official state visit to State House in Nairobi, on February 28, 2024. CNN — Kenya’s military chief, Francis Ogolla, died in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country on Thursday, President … Read more