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Let's see what the ladies can do
Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/09/2024
» It was interesting to note the new Thai cabinet includes eight women which is a record for the Kingdom. This seems to be part of a trend as the recently formed British government features 11 female cabinet members.
Boeing workers stage first strike since 2008
Published on 13/09/2024
» SEATTLE - Boeing factory workers on the US west coast walked off the job on Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract deal, halting production of the planemaker’s strongest-selling jet and sending its shares down over 2%.
Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea
Published on 02/09/2024
» LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran from striking Israel and sparking a major regional conflict, a very different military messaging effort was underway in a luxury conference centre in Manila.
Russia hits Ukraine with over 100 missiles
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2024
» KYIV - Ukraine said Russia fired more than 100 missiles and nearly as many drones at cities across the country on Monday in a massive attack against power infrastructure that caused blackouts and left at least three people dead.
China-Thailand joint military exercises have 'all elements needed for a small-scale war'
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/08/2024
» BEIJING - China has revealed details of its joint military exercises with Thailand, which involve the use of special forces for the first time and have been described as containing "all the elements needed for a small-scale war".
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills over 100
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2024
» CAIRO - More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said on Saturday, while the Israeli army said it had hit a Hamas command centre.
US increases presence in Australia to counter ‘coercive’ China
Published on 07/08/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the United States next year to boost supplies for allies in the region and increase the US military presence in the country, including bomber aircraft, the two countries said.
Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine, struck air base
Published on 04/08/2024
» Ukrainian forces said they struck a military airfield as part of a massed drone attack on several Russian regions, while claiming a hit on Friday had sunk a Black Sea Fleet submarine in Crimea.
Iran mourns Hamas official as Israel braces for revenge
Published on 01/08/2024
» Iran’s Supreme Leader led prayers over the coffin of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas assassinated in Tehran this week, as the Israeli military heightened its alert over potential retaliatory attacks.
Israeli military claims top Hezbollah commander killed in targeted Beirut strike
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» CAIRO: The Israeli military said late on Tuesday that Israeli Air Force fighter jets have killed Hezbollah's most senior military commander and head of its strategic unit, Fuad Shukr, also known as "Sayyid Muhsan," in the Beirut area.