Weapons

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Australian Whistle Blower on Alleged War Crimes Stands Trial

The trial of former Australian army lawyer-turned-whistle-blower David McBride began Monday at the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court in Canberra. McBride, who is accused of leaking the material used to expose war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan, faces five char...

Crime & justice

Kremlin Critic Jailed For 25 Years

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Kremlin critic who has previously survived two suspected poisoning attempts, was on Monday sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment after publicly condemning Moscow's war in Ukraine. He was detained last year and charged with treason, spreading fake news about the Russ...

Russia

US Rep. Greene Under Fire for Defending Alleged Ukraine Doc Leaker

US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) came under fire this week after defending 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, the suspect in the criminal case over leaked Pentagon documents that surfaced on social media platforms in the last few weeks....

Ukraine

Ukraine Bans Athletes from Competing Against Russia and Belarus

Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports on Friday banned its country's athletes and national teams from competing in any tournament where Russian and Belarusian athletes are also taking part. The ban applies to Olympic and non-Olympic sports, as well as competitions for sporting events for disab...

Ukraine

N. Korea Fires Possible ‘New Type’ Ballistic Missile

South Korean news outlet YTN, citing a military official, reported that North Korea on Thursday possibly test-fired a 'new type' of medium-range or longer ballistic missile, which, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew for about 1K km (621 miles) before landing in waters between the Ko...

North Korea

Russia Won't 'Tolerate' US Pressure Over WSJ Reporter, Says Deputy Foreign Minister

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, said on Wednesday that Russia was considering granting US diplomats consular access to Evan Gershkovich — the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia on espionage charges — but warned that Moscow 'will not tolerate' any attempts from t...

Weapons

US Arrests Suspect in Connection to Ukraine Doc Leak

On Thursday, the US arrested 21-year-old Air National Guard Jack Teixeira in connection to a leak of dozens of classified US military documents detailing intelligence on the war in Ukraine and other sensitive information. The Massachusetts resident is reportedly due to appear in court Friday....

Russia

Philippines, US Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Drills

The US and the Philippines on Tuesday kicked off their biggest-ever joint military exercises amid the rising rivalry between Washington and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea....

Military

Leaked US Document: Egypt Secretly Planned to Supply Rockets to Russia

Egypt, a key US ally in the Middle East, sought to supply Russia with 40K rockets in addition to artillery shells and gunpowder, according to a leaked US intelligence document acquired by the Washington Post this week....

Weapons

Biden Admin Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal, Blames Trump

The US National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday released a 12-page summary of its review of the failed August 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, placing extensive blame on Donald Trump's admin. despite the move being ordered by and taking place under Pres. Joe Biden....

Afghanistan

Second Batch of Leaked US Documents Surface Online

A day after leaked military documents revealing US and NATO war planning in Ukraine surfaced online, a second batch was circulated on Friday — this time said to contain more than 100 documents revealing military secrets on Ukraine and additional areas of US interest, including China and the Mid...

Ukraine

US, SKorea, Japan Concerned Over NKorea Cyber Activities

The US, South Korea, and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's 'malicious' cyber activities to support its weapons programs, in comments published in a joint statement on Friday....

North Korea

China Launches Three-Day Military Drills Around Taiwan

On Saturday, China's Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army announced that it had launched combat readiness patrols and military drills around Taiwan. The exercises — codenamed United Sharp Sword — are scheduled to last until Monday....

Taiwan

Pentagon Investigating Ukraine War Plans Leak

Classified documents detailing American and NATO plans to build up Ukraine's military ahead of a spring counteroffensive were this week leaked on social media. The Pentagon was reportedly investigating the matter while Biden officials told the New York Times they were working to get the documents...

Ukraine

Foxconn Founder Terry Gou to Run for Taiwan Presidency Again

On Wednesday, Terry Gou, founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced he will run to be nominated by Taiwan's traditionally more pro-China and main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) in the island's 2024 presidential election....

Artificial Intelligence

Top Iranian, Saudi Envoys Meet in China

Following China's mediation of a deal to restore relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia last month, the foreign ministers of both nations met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats since 2016, when relations between the two countries became highly contentiou...

Yemen

Report: Chinese Balloon Collected US Intelligence

On Monday, NBC News — citing one former and two current senior US officials — reported the alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US in February gathered real-time intelligence on several US military sites despite Pres. Joe Biden's administration's attempt to intervene....

Military

Afghanistan: Taliban Carries Out Raid on Islamic State Group Hideout

Taliban forces killed six members of the Islamic State group (IS) in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province during an overnight raid on Monday....

Syria

UK Military Record on Civilians Killed in Iraq, Syria Questioned

New questions have emerged regarding an admission made by the UK in May 2018 that its military had killed one civilian in eastern Syria two months earlier — the only civilian casualty they have acknowledged. Then defense secretary Gavin Williamson told parliament that the strike was not logged ...

Syria

Ex-Australian Soldier Charged with War Crime Over Afghan Killing

Following an investigation by Australia's Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and the Australian Federal Police, ex-Australian soldier Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in New South Whales on charges of war crimes over the killing of an Afghan civilian....

Weapons

Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

As part of a China-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iran has agreed to halt covert weapons shipments to its Houthi allies in Yemen, according to US and Saudi officials. The development is being hailed as a positive step towards ending one of the region's longe...

Iran

Putin Makes Surprise Trip to Mariupol

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin made a 'working visit' to the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday night, following an unannounced trip to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's takeover of the Black Sea peninsula....

Russia

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the alleged war crime of unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine....

Armed conflict

US Shows Russian Jet Footage in Black Sea Drone Encounter

On Thursday, the US European Command released declassified video footage from the encounter between a US surveillance drone and Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea earlier in the week....

Russia

GOP Governors Align to Oppose 'ESG' Investing

Nineteen GOP governors, led by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, on Thursday announced in a joint press release their opposition to an investing strategy known as ESG ['Environmental, Social and Governance']....

Politics