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Podcast | Liberia’s civil war: the soldiers who battled masculinity

Liberia’s brutal civil war pushed soldiers and masculinity to the extreme. Jonathan and Morris had to show strength even when they feared death. Join our talk with Liberian journalist Carielle Doe as we retrace the past #CryLikeaBoy

Mali

Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's leaders on Monday, sparking fears of another coup just nine months after a military junta seized power.

Russia

Putin warns Russia's enemies will have 'teeth knocked out'

Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting Thursday when he made the strong comment.

Russia

Former army green beret sentenced to 15 years for Russian espionage

Peter Dzibinski Debbins had admitted to divulging US military secrets to Russia for 15 years.

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France

French military chief invites ‘civil war’ letter soldiers to quit

The chief of staff of the French armed forces said the anonymous signatories of a second letter, which claimed “civil war is brewing” in France, should resign for the military.

Myanmar

Myanmar generals rule out envoy visit until ‘stability’ established

More than three months after Myanmar’s military staged a coup protests continue across the country.

World News

Military spending rises worldwide despite COVID-19 pandemic

Defence expenditure was up by 4 per cent in Europe in the first year of the pandemic.

Indonesia

Search underway for Indonesian submarine thought to have sunk too deep

Indonesia’s navy and neighbouring countries’ rescue ships are searching for a submarine that went missing during a training exercise with 53 people on board.

Indonesia

Indonesian Navy hunts for missing submarine with 53 aboard

The military is trying to re-establish contact with the German-made submarine and its crew, which went missing during a torpedo drill on Wednesday.

Myanmar

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners

Myanmar's junta has pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the Thingyan New Year holiday. It's not yet clear whether this includes any of the protesters arrested since the military seized power in February.

Myanmar

Secret newsletter keeping communities informed in Myanmar

Young people in Myanmar are fighting the military junta's information suppression and internet shutdown by producing an underground printed newsletter.

Russia

Satellite images show Russia expanding military presence in Arctic

Increased military exercises in the Arctic are part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its presence in the polar region.

Ukraine

Ukraine wants to speed up joining NATO to send 'real signal to Russia'

It comes amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine

EU very worried over Russian military activity near Ukraine's border

Kyiv has accused Russia of massing troops on its northern and eastern borders and in the Crimean peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.

Myanmar

Security forces kill at least two more anti-coup protesters in Myanmar

Security forces in the city of Monywa opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media.

Ukraine

Could Ukraine-Russia border tension escalate into a fresh conflict?

'The peace process has stalled to an almost complete deadlock', says Atlantic Council's Ukraine expert Peter Dickinson.

Brazil

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister

Russia

Three pilots killed after accidental ejection from warplane in Russia

Three pilots were killed when their ejection seats accidentally activated during preflight checks.

Myanmar

Myanmar: Civilian leader in hiding vows 'revolution' against junta

"We will never give up to an unjust military but we will carve our future together with our united power," Mahn Win Khaing Than, who was named the acting vice president by Myanmar's ousted lawmakers, said on Saturday.

French Polynesia

France 'underestimated nuclear tests impact' in French Polynesia

The findings, published by the investigative journalism newsroom Disclose, suggest that the radiation levels caused by the tests were far greater than officially acknowledged.