Tag: war
Trump suggests US troops could be sent to secure Iran’s uranium
Some critics of the US-Israeli war on Iran, launched last Saturday, have said air strikes alone are unlikely to achieve the stated goals of destroying Iran's military capacity and preventing it from developing a nuclear bomb.
Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle East
Several Emirates flights took off Tuesday morning, according to the Flightradar24 flight tracking website.
Pakistan bombs Kabul in ‘open war’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Pakistan, which launched the strikes to retaliate for a cross-border Afghan offensive on Thursday night, said that 29 locations across Afghanistan had been "subjected to aerial targeting."
Trump names Blair, Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’
Trump also named his special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and World Bank President Ajay Banga among those on the seven-member "founding executive board," the White House said in a statement.
North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media said Monday.
When democracies die loudly
To defend democracy now is to defend truth itself. It requires educating citizens to verify rather than merely consume information, demanding accountability from leaders and digital platforms, and rejecting the comfort of silence.
North Korea building memorial for troops killed in Ukraine war
The so-called Memorial Museum of Combat Feats will be built in the capital Pyongyang, where Kim and Russia's ambassador to North Korea attended a groundbreaking ceremony.
Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
Hamas warned late Saturday that the closure of the Rafah crossing would cause "significant delays in the retrieval and transfer of remains".
‘War is over’ in Gaza, Trump says on way to Middle...
But Trump will also be looking to resolve some of the huge uncertainty around the next phases -- including Hamas's refusal to disarm and Israel's failure to pledge a full withdrawal from the devastated territory.
Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138,000 flee fighting
More than 138,000 people have been evacuated from Thailand's border regions, its health ministry said, reporting 15 fatalities -- 14 civilians and a soldier -- with a further 46 wounded, including 15 troops.
