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Moldova

Euroviews. To protect Europe, the West should send arms to Moldova

The time has come to help Moldova rebuild its army and bring an end to Europe’s frozen conflicts, David Kirichenko writes.

22/08/2023

Travel News

Fly away on Mexicana airways: Inside Mexico’s new army-run airline

Mexico promises its new Mexicana airline will offer cheap tickets and new routes.

11/08/2023

Germany

Germany’s army struggles to recruit new troops

The Bundeswehr has long been plagued by underfunding and a lack of equipment.

02/08/2023

World News

Euroviews. This is how the defence sector could start marching to a greener tune

Time is ticking for the defence sector. A net-zero target by 2050 is no easy task, and with a worsening climate crisis, the industry has a mountain to climb, Karem Akoul writes.

02/08/2023

Climate

Why don't militaries have to report their greenhouse gas emissions?

Militaries account for an estimated 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they are not obliged to report their carbon footprints.

10/07/2023

Japan

Japanese army trainee kills fellow soldiers at military firing range

An army trainee in Japan has opened fire on his fellow soldiers at firing range, killing two of them

14/06/2023

World News

How drones are conquering the battlefield in Ukraine's war

Both Russia and Ukraine are increasingly using drones of all kinds to complement the conventional weapons used in the ongoing war.

06/06/2023

World News

Controversial Operation "Wuambushu" to resume on French island of Mayo

The controversial French policy aims to clear slums, including razing makeshift settlements, and sending illegal migrants back to the neighbouring Comoros.

18/05/2023

World News

Europe's military spending soars, fuelled by Ukraine war

Western and Central European states spent some €313 billion on their military forces last year, according to SIPRI.

24/04/2023

Sudan

Sudan: Three killed in fighting between army and paramilitaries

Current tensions between the military and paramilitaries stem from a disagreement over how the RSF, headed by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, should be integrated into the military and what authority should oversee the process.

15/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine counters Russia's claim it has captured embattled city of Bakh

Ukraine has refuted Russia's alleged victory over the war-torn city of Bakhmut with a video displaying what appears to be defending troops continuing their fight.

03/04/2023

Culture news

US Army quickly refashion ads after Jonathan Majors' arrest

The US Army is mobilizing to quickly update its recruiting ads, after being forced to yank commercials that featured actor Jonathan Majors, in the wake of his arrest last Saturday on various assault charges.

30/03/2023

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Watch: Fireball erupts after missile hits an apartment building

A video posted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows a missile striking a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday

24/03/2023

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Watch: Retired army members clash with security forces in Lebanon

Watch: Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired members of the army, in downtown Beirut.

23/03/2023

Ukraine

Battle for eastern Donbas 'painful and difficult`' says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces as fighting intensifies in and around the eastern city.

06/03/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says 70,000 war crimes committed in Ukraine as Kyiv moves to open ICC office

Ukraine is taking steps to open an office of the International Criminal Court, as Kyiv says it has registered more than 70,000 war crimes since fighting began.

04/03/2023

Ukraine

Over 100 Russian tanks destroyed in fighting in Vuhledar, says Kyiv

Ukraine war: Over 100 Russian tanks in fighting in Vuhledar, says Kyiv

02/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian teacher turns home into a classroom to help shield students

A group of Ukrainian students is studying in their teacher’s living room because their classroom has been destroyed by Russian missiles.

27/01/2023

Ukraine

Life on the 'zero line' of Ukraine's trenches

Frontline Ukrainian soldiers under constant bombardment in frozen trenches describe life under fire and their hopes NATO will send more tanks.

21/01/2023

Switzerland

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells leaders at Davos to act faster

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the World Economic Forum Western supplies of weapons must outpace Russia's attacks.

19/01/2023