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Twenty troops killed in Georgia plane crash
Published on 12/11/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors continued to seek clues what caused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) member's cargo plane to go down.
Royal passion for military matters
News, Published on 05/07/2024
» When His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn ascended to the throne, he became the ex-officio head of the armed forces -- the army, the navy and the air force -- as stipulated by the constitution and royal tradition.
A shocking disclosure from Harry's 'Spare'
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/01/2023
» Where do you look when somebody says: "In the age of Apaches and laptops, everything I did in the course of two combat tours was recorded, time-stamped. I could always say precisely how many enemy combatants I'd killed. And I felt it vital never to shy away from that number.
Air force still flying world's only Peacemaker fleet
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/11/2022
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The world's only fleet of Vietnam-war AU-23A Peacemaker aircraft, with the distinctive shark nose decoration, continues to fly out of Wing 5 air force base in Prachuap Khiri Khan province - their mission more peaceful.
Meet the Myanmar junta’s hi-so helpers
Published on 25/12/2021
» Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club. The venerable Burmese Irish clan had restored the teak-lined establishment to its 19th-century glory. The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.
One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» YANGON: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar Wednesday killed at least one person and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told AFP.
Myanmar junta used helicopters in raid on anti-coup fighters
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» Myanmar junta troops launched a helicopter raid on anti-coup fighters in a restive region, locals and a spokesman said Monday, as the military struggles to break resistance to its rule.
US, Mexico seek to revamp fight against drug cartels
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» MEXICO CITY - The United States and Mexico began talks Friday on overhauling their joint fight against drug cartels, during a visit by a high-level delegation including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Myanmar jade industry becoming 'slush fund' for junta
Published on 29/06/2021
» Myanmar's multi-billion-dollar jade mines risk becoming a "slush fund" for military repression, Global Witness said Tuesday, urging consumers to boycott purchasing any jade and gemstones from the coup-wracked nation.
Star Wars fans build Mandalorian spaceship in Siberia
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» YAKUTSK (RUSSIA) - Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one of the coldest cities on Earth.