Showing 1 - 10 of 46
Philippines, Germany commit to reaching defence pact this year
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines and Germany on Sunday committed to signing a defence cooperation arrangement this year, vowing to stand for the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
Risks escalating in well-planned Hamas assault on Israel: analysts
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» PARIS: The surprise assault by Hamas against Israel was a meticulously planned offensive that the Palestinian militant group is capable of keeping up, with a risk of even greater escalation, analysts say.
Ukraine says ousted Russian forces near Bakhmut, south
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The Ukrainian military on Monday said it had pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country, building on a gruelling counter-offensive launched two months ago.
Drones strike Russia's Ukraine border region
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» MOSCOW: Drones struck the Russian border region of Belgorod where security operations pressed into a second day after a cross-border raid blamed on fighters from Ukraine, authorities said Tuesday.
Russia's claimed Bakhmut win is anything but: experts
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Whether Bakhmut has fallen or not, Moscow is being pulled deeper into an ever more costly fight for the frontline city as Kyiv readies a major offensive, experts said.
Zelensky arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counter-offensive
AFP, Published on 14/05/2023
» BERLIN: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks Sunday with his German counterpart at the start of his first visit to Germany since Russia's invasion, with Berlin offering emphatic support in the form of a huge new military package.
Germany and China clash over Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» BERLIN: China and Germany traded barbs on Tuesday over Ukraine, with Beijing warning the EU against sanctions targeting its companies while Berlin said "neutrality" in the conflict meant taking Russia's side.
Wagner says Russia promises enough ammo to stay in Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» MOSCOW - The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Sunday Russia had promised his fighters enough ammunition to stay in Bakhmut, after threatening to pull out in scathing videos.
Moscow expels over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move
AFP, Published on 23/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of over 20 German diplomats following the "mass" removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties.
China hikes military spending 7.2% in face of 'escalating' threats
AFP, Published on 05/03/2023
» China said Sunday its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of "escalating" threats from abroad at a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament that is set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president.