Military
- World
North Korea test-fires 10 missiles toward sea, says Seoul
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday, March 14, fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a…
- World
Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners before parliament opens
Bangkok: The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of others to mark a holiday, state-run media reported on Monday, March 2. There…
- World
OpenAI partners with Pentagon after Trump orders agencies to stop using Anthropic
Washington: The Trump administration on Friday, February 27, ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the…
- World
Iran, US to resume talks amid hardening military posture, ongoing divisions
Cairo: The United States and Iran have decided to continue negotiations, even as their starkly different visions of a nuclear deal and a significant US military buildup highlight the fragility of the…
- Middle East
Iran weakened by 12-day war but still retains significant military power
Tehran: With one American carrier strike group already in the Middle East and another apparently on its way as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Iran to give up its…
- Middle East
Two Israelis charged with using classified military information to place bets
Tel Aviv: Two Israelis have been charged with using classified military information to place bets on how future events will unfold, Israeli authorities said Thursday, February 12, accusing the individuals of “serious…
- Pakistan
Ex-ISI chief Hameed challenges military court conviction: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former spy chief Faiz Hameed challenged his conviction by a military court which had sentenced him to 14 years in jail, media reports said on Monday. Hameed, the former chief…
- Middle East
Ship struck by projectile in Gulf of Aden says British military
Dubai: A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was preparing to…
- Middle East
Israel launches expanded Gaza City operation, urges residents to leave
Jerusalem: The Israeli military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warned residents to move south. It said its intensified operation “to destroy Hamas‘ military infrastructure” has started. #عاجل…
- Middle East
Israel urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza. This is the first…
- World
Trump claims India offered tariff cut to nothing, but it’s overdue
New York: US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that India has now “offered” to cut its tariffs to nothing, “but it’s getting late”, as he said that India buys most of…
- Middle East
Israeli attacks leave 33 dead as famine engulfs Gaza & tensions rise
Khan Younis: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s…
- Technology
India successfully test-fires ‘Agni 5’ ballistic missile
New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5’ intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities. The defence ministry said the test-firing of the missile from…
- Middle East
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest
Nahariya: Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated…
- Middle East
Sweida hospital video shows medical worker shot by military-uniformed men
Damascus: Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of Sweida in southern Syria published on Sunday showed what appears to be the killing of a medical worker by men…
