World Military News
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One soldier killed, two injured in SW Pakistan's check post attack
A soldier was killed and two others were injured when terrorists targeted a security forces' check post in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, an army statement said on Sunday.
2021-09-26 23:29 -
Indonesian military intensifies hunt for armed criminals in E. provinces
The Indonesian military has intensified its hunt for armed criminals after five Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers and one female nurse were killed this month in three separate attacks committed by armed militants in the country's eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua.
2021-09-25 21:05 -
Macron, Biden to meet in Europe in October over submarine row
French President Emmanuel Macron and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden said they will meet in October in Europe following their phone call on Wednesday over the new trilateral Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security partnership.
2021-09-23 09:00 -
Top U.S., Russian military officials meet in Finland
A high-level meeting of U.S. and Russian military officials took place in Finland on Wednesday, the Finnish Defense Forces announced in a press release.
2021-09-23 07:58 -
Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly, name Afghan envoy
The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.
2021-09-22 12:12 -
Biden promises "relentless diplomacy" in UN debut amid rift with allies
U.S. President Joe Biden said in a speech at the United Nations on Tuesday that the United States is opening a new chapter of diplomacy after ending the two-decade Afghan war.
2021-09-22 09:36 -
Venezuela slams U.S. sanctions hindering technical cooperation with IAEA
U.S. sanctions against Venezuela are hampering its technical cooperation program with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Venezuelan government said on Tuesday.
2021-09-22 09:29 -
UN Mission reiterates support for Lebanon on Int'l Day of Peace
The head of mission and force commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vowed on Tuesday to continue working with Lebanese authorities by supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and people in southern Lebanon.
2021-09-22 09:01 -
France to maintain military presence in Mali: defence minister
France will maintain its military presence in Mali, visiting French Defence Minister Florence Parly said here on Monday, following a meeting with her Malian counterpart, Colonel Sadio Camara.
2021-09-21 22:18 -
DPRK slams U.S. decision to transfer nuke-powered submarine tech to Australia
The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK on Monday criticized the United States for transferring the technology of building nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
2021-09-20 17:59 -
France recalls ambassadors to U.S., Australia over submarine row
France has decided to recall its ambassadors to the United States and Australia for consultations after Canberra scrapped a deal to acquire French-designed submarines and decided instead to invest in U.S. nuclear-powered submarines.
2021-09-18 09:03 -
UN chief requests SCO cooperation on Afghanistan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan.
2021-09-18 09:04 -
China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran to strengthen coordination on Afghan issue
Wang said that it is necessary for the four countries to strengthen communication and coordination, speak in one voice, and exert positive influence over the issue, so as to play a constructive role for a smooth transition in Afghanistan.
2021-09-18 08:08 -
Security Council extends mandate of UN investigative team for IS crimes in Iraq
The Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday to extend the mandate of a UN investigative team for crimes committed by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.
2021-09-18 08:01 -
EU announces new Indo-Pacific strategy
The European Union (EU) on Thursday unveiled a new strategy for enhancing its economic, political and defense existence in the Indo-Pacific region, vowing to cooperate with all actors in the region and seek no confrontation.
2021-09-17 08:12 -
DPRK fires two unidentified ballistic missiles into eastern waters
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two unidentified ballistic missiles into eastern waters, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
2021-09-15 19:30 -
U.S. use of drones under scrutiny after deadly strike in Afghanistan
The use of drones by the U.S. military against targets in other countries has come under scrutiny again following a deadly strike that it carried out recently in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was alleged to have wrongly killed multiple civilians there, including young children.
2021-09-15 15:20 -
Russia, Belarus begin large-scale joint drills
Russian and Belarusian armed forces kicked off their joint strategic exercise "Zapad-2021" at a training ground in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region on Thursday.
2021-09-13 21:10 -
DPRK test-fires newly-developed long-range cruise missiles
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully test-fired new type of long-range cruise missiles on Saturday and Sunday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.
2021-09-13 11:16 -
CSTO military Rubezh-2021 exercises kick off in Kyrgyzstan
The Rubezh-2021 joint exercises of the Collective Forces of Rapid Deployment of the Central Asian region of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were held in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday.
2021-09-07 22:37 -
U.S. Navy helicopter crashes off coast of Southern California
A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon off the coast of San Diego, California, prompting search and rescue operations by sea and air, according to the U.S. Navy's 3rd Fleet.
2021-09-01 16:52 -
Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII surrender with emperor expressing "deep remorse" over wartime atrocities
Japan on Sunday commemorated the 76th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing his "deep remorse" over Japan's wartime actions at an annual mourning ceremony in Tokyo.
2021-08-15 23:04 -
Pakistan hopes Afghan stakeholders work together to resolve internal political crisis
Pakistan will continue to support the efforts for political settlement of the Afghan issues and hopes that all Afghan sides will work together to resolve their internal political crisis, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said in a statement here on Sunday.
2021-08-15 23:01 -
Afghan interior minister says power to be peacefully transferred to transitional government
Afghan acting Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said here on Sunday that "power will be peacefully transferred to a transitional government", local media reported.
2021-08-15 19:00 -
U.S. irresponsible withdrawal from Afghanistan leads to worsening humanitarian crisis
Living in a dusty open park in the northern edge of Kabul city, an aged migrant from northern Kunduz city blamed the U.S.-led forces' pullout from Afghanistan for his miseries and lamented that the irresponsible forces' exit has added to Afghans' suffering.
2021-08-15 17:35 -
Ukraine to launch Agency for Defense Technologies in 2022
The full-fledged launch of Ukraine's Agency for Defense Technologies is scheduled for 2022, the country's national news agency Ukrinform reported Friday.
2021-08-14 16:45 -
UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against gov't forces
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on Taliban militants to immediately halt their offensive against government forces and return to the negotiating table in good faith, in the interest of Afghanistan, and its people.
2021-08-14 16:44 -
Russian Defence Minister notes the coordination of actions of the Russian and Chinese military personnel in Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise
Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu praised the joint actions of Russian and Chinese military personnel during Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise, the active phase of which took place today in the PRC at the Qintongxia training ground.
2021-08-13 17:21 -
Russia and China increasing the interaction of their armed forces on land, in the air and at sea
After the active phase of Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise at a meeting of the heads of the military departments of Russia and China, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, said that building up cooperation between the Russian and Chinese armed forces on land, in the air and at sea is an important area of military activity. departments of the two countries.
2021-08-13 17:19 -
Egypt's army kills 13 militants in North Sinai: spokesman
The Egyptian army killed 13 extremist militants in an anti-terrorism campaign in northern and central Sinai, said the military late on Thursday.
2021-08-13 11:34 -
U.S. finds Pakistan useful only to clean up mess in Afghanistan: Pakistani PM
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of seeing his country as useful only in the context of the "mess" it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting.
2021-08-12 20:11 -
Russian, U.S. defense chiefs discuss strategic stability by phone
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed results of recent bilateral consultations on strategic stability during a phone call on Wednesday.
2021-08-12 15:20 -
Israeli PM, CIA chief meet with focus on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns met Wednesday here to discuss Iran and strengthen intelligence cooperation between the two allies.
2021-08-11 21:16 -
Ukraine kicks off command-staff exercises
Ukraine on Monday launched command-staff exercises involving all branches of its armed forces, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
2021-08-10 15:41 -
Iran urges U.S. to quit pressure policy
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that the U.S. administration should give up the pressure policy pursued by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
2021-08-10 15:13 -
DPRK urges U.S. to leave South Korea, halt military drills
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday urged the U.S. military to leave South Korea, pledging to build up the DPRK's nuclear weapons in response to the upcoming joint U.S.-South Korea military drills.
2021-08-10 14:54 -
Putin calls for joint efforts to combat maritime crimes
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suggested closer cooperation under the United Nations (UN) to fight crimes at sea.
2021-08-10 00:13 -
ROK to conduct scaled-back drill with U.S. amid DPRK's warning
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has tentatively decided to conduct a joint military exercise with the United States later this month as planned, despite a warning from Pyongyang, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing ROK government sources.
2021-08-09 00:46 -
Lebanon's Hezbollah says 'fully prepared for any war with Israel'
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that the Lebanese group does not fear any Israeli war and is fully prepared for it.
2021-08-08 16:52 -
Afghan war takes a more destructive turn as over half of rural districts are under Taliban control
Conflict in Afghanistan is in a more destructive and deadlier phase as the Taliban take provincial capitals. Since U.S. President Biden announced in May that its forces would pull out, the Taliban has attacked and pressured Afghan forces.
2021-08-08 16:45