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Satellite images show North Korea boosting arms flow to Russia

North Korea and Russia are deepening their military cooperation, as Pyongyang ramps up the supply of arms to Moscow for the war in Ukraine and receives much needed cash and oil from the Kremlin in return. North Korea’s missiles now make up nearly a third of Russia’s ballistic missile launches at Ukraine this year, according to Ukrainian officials. Around 200 …

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UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

The Independent

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5 days, 20 hours ago

UK announces new funding for Ukraine amid ‘critical’ situation

The Independent

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Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

The Independent

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1 week, 1 day ago

Is India profiting from Russia-Ukraine War?

India Today

What’s driving the fiercest battles across the globe? From the brutal trenches of Ukraine to NATO’s growing defence requirements, the artillery boom is reshaping the global defence landscape—and India is positioning itself at its very centre. Estonia’s Strategic Partnership with India Estonia, a NATO member that consistently meets its 2% defence spending target, is emerging as a key ally in …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Dutch insurers considering investing in Defense industry

NL Times

Dutch insurers like NN Group, Achmea, and ASR are seriously looking into opportunities to invest in the national defense industry. For example, Dutch insurers will not invest in chemical weapons or cluster munitions, a spokesperson for the Dutch Association of Insurers told FD. The insurers are examining exactly how to approach these investments, as Dutch defense companies are generally not …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Weapon contamination in Ethiopia wrecks limbs and dreams

Al Jazeera

On his way home from the market, Birhane noticed a group of younger kids kicking a piece of scrap metal. That was also before the devastating armed conflict between the Ethiopian defence forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front shattered his hopes of getting a complete education. Despite the heavy damage the armed conflict caused to the economy, the streets …

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3 weeks ago

Biden admin approves sale of USD 1.17 billion worth helicopter equipment to India

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: The Biden Administration on Monday notified the Congress of its decision to approve the sale of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and related ones at an estimated cost of USD1.17 billion. The proposed sale will improve India's capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a notification to …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

LA Times

Ukrainian servicemen practice tactical skills at a training field in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Friday. The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds

Associated Press

TYRE, Lebanon — Israeli jets Sunday launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Lebanese military have been critical of Israeli strikes and overflights since the ceasefire went into effect, accusing Israel of violating …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense cease-fire holds

LA Times

Safaa Haidous carries her daughter Yara, 4, as she speaks with her husband, Rawad Srour, who stands on the roof of their destroyed house in Hanouiyeh village, southern Lebanon. Israeli jets Sunday launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. It …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?

The Independent

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

What are cluster munitions which Zelenskyy says Russia fired at Ukraine's energy grid?

Firstpost

Ukraine has accused Russia of firing ‘cluster munitions’ at its energy facilities in what it called a despicable escalation. “In several regions, strikes with cluster munitions were recorded, and they targeted civilian infrastructure,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia used cruise missiles with cluster munitions in Thursday’s attack, calling it a “despicable escalation”. Reuters …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, Biden readying $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine: Report

Firstpost

Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, outgoing President Joe Biden is preparing a $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, drones, Stinger missiles, and cluster munitions US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two US officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in …

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4 weeks ago

Satellite images show North Korea expanding key facility making missiles Russia uses in Ukraine

The Independent

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4 weeks ago

Israeli security cabinet approves Lebanon ceasefire deal, after 11th-hour strikes on central Beirut

CNN

CNN — A ceasefire between Israeli forces and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah took effect Wednesday morning local time, according to a timeline laid out by US President Joe Biden, after Israel and Lebanon agreed a deal to end the more than year-long conflict. In a pre-recorded televised address Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah was “no longer …

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1 month ago

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

Wired

Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn. Instead, experts believe, they’re a contractor who works on critical systems—HVAC, computing infrastructure, or possibly securing the newly built Consolidated Intelligence Center, a state-of-the-art facility suspected to be used by the National Security Agency. A joint investigation by …

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1 month ago

US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles, Indo-Pacific commander says

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are eating away at critical U.S. weapons stockpiles and could hamper the military’s ability to respond to China should a conflict arise in the Indo-Pacific, the top U.S. commander for that region said Tuesday. Head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo cautioned Tuesday that the U.S. providing or selling …

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1 month ago

Biden poised to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadows

The Telegraph

Joe Biden is poised to allow Ukraine to fire Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia for the first time. Mr Biden is expected to give his blessings for the British-made weapon to be used in Kursk after authorising similar American long-range missiles to be deployed. Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, is now under increasing pressure to allow Taurus missiles to join …

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1 month ago

US Oks Ukraine Use of Long-Range Missiles Inside Russia: US Official

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity, confirming media reports. The New York Times and The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, said that the major policy shift long demanded by Ukraine was in response to North Korea deploying troops to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Joe Biden approves Ukraine's use of US long-range missiles for strikes in Russia

Hindustan Times

President Joe Biden has authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike even deeper inside Russia, the latest easing of limitations meant to prevent the conflict from further spiraling, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter. US President Joe Biden The decision allowing Ukraine to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or …

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Biden for the first time OKs Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia

LA Times

President Biden, right, listens as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in September. President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries

Associated Press

LIMA, Peru — President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea’s “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.” Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the …

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Satellite images show North Korea boosting arms flow to Russia

UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

UK announces new funding for Ukraine amid ‘critical’ situation

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

Is India profiting from Russia-Ukraine War?

Dutch insurers considering investing in Defense industry

Weapon contamination in Ethiopia wrecks limbs and dreams

Biden admin approves sale of USD 1.17 billion worth helicopter equipment to India

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense cease-fire holds

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?

What are cluster munitions which Zelenskyy says Russia fired at Ukraine's energy grid?

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, Biden readying $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine: Report

Satellite images show North Korea expanding key facility making missiles Russia uses in Ukraine

Israeli security cabinet approves Lebanon ceasefire deal, after 11th-hour strikes on central Beirut

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles, Indo-Pacific commander says

Biden poised to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadows

US Oks Ukraine Use of Long-Range Missiles Inside Russia: US Official

Joe Biden approves Ukraine's use of US long-range missiles for strikes in Russia

Biden for the first time OKs Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries