Military
- World
China secretly building military facility in Cambodia, says report
Washington: China is building a naval facility in Cambodia for military use, the second such overseas outpost and its first in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific region. The military presence will be on…
- World
S.Korean, US navies hold combined exercise
Seoul: South Korea and the US staged a combined exercise in international waters off Okinawa this week, the military said on Saturday. The three-day exercise, which ended on Saturday, was aimed at…
- World
Russia’s top commander ‘suspended’, other generals ‘sacked or arrested’
Kiev: A top Ukrainian adviser has claimed that Russia’s top commander General Valery Gerasimov has been suspended, while a bunch of other officers have been sacked or arrested amid a rumoured purge…
- Middle East
Heavy fighting erupts in Yemen despite truce
Sanaa: Heavy fighting broke out between forces of the Yemen government and the Houthi militia despite a two-month truce brokered by the UN, a military source said. The fighting took place on…
- Pakistan
Pak Army warns against deliberate attempts to drag military into politics
Islamabad: The Pakistani military on Sunday warned politicians, journalists and analysts against dragging Pakistan Army and its leadership in the country’s political affairs, saying that the practice is “extremely damaging”, reports said.…
- World
UK PM Johnson addresses Ukraine Parliament, pledges more military support
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday became the first world leader to address the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, when he hailed the country’s finest hour in the conflict with…
- World
Rajnath Singh boasts of “strengthened” India-US military ties
New Delhi: Taking to social media on Thursday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh boasted of the “strengthened” military connection between India and the United States. “Visited various training sites of @USARPAC located around…
- World
Japan gets unofficial invite to join AUKUS military alliance
Tokyp: Japan has received an unofficial offer to become part of the AUKUS military bloc, which was formed last year by Australia, the UK and the US, media reports said. Several unnamed…
- World
Zelensky asks South Korea for military equipment support
Seoul: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked South Korea for military equipment support to help his country fight against the ongoing Russian invasion. Zelensky made the request in a virtual address…
- World
Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes
Bucha (Ukraine): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russians of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that those responsible should immediately be brought up on war…
- World
China conveys willingness to provide military, financial aid to Russia
Washington: The US has information suggesting China has expressed willingness to provide Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on Ukraine, CNN quoted a Western official and…
- World
Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
Kyiv: Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting…
- India
Ukraine crisis: West Bengal govt opens helpline number for stranded citizens
Kolkata: The West Bengal government opened a helpline number and set up a team for helping Indian citizens and people from the state stranded in Ukraine. The Control room numbers are 033-22143526…
- World
War returns to Europe: Russian missiles rain down on airports, military bases
New Delhi: Russia on Thursday launched all-out war on Ukraine with simultaneous attacks coming from south, east and north, by land and by air, Daily Mail reported. Missiles and bombs rained from…
- World
Russia backed Ukraine’s rebels in military mobilisation
New Delhi: Ukraine’s Russian-backed breakaway eastern territories have ordered military mobilisations amid escalation in fighting, BBC reported. Men of fighting age in the self-declared people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk are being…
