The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government from deploying police officers to fight gangs in Haiti. The judge argued that the deployment would be illegal as the National Security Council lacks the legal authority to send police outside Kenya. He added that the council can only deploy armed forces for peacekeeping missions such as […]
(Bloomberg) — Russia bolstered its influence in the troubled Sahel region of West Africa with about 100 military personnel from the country arriving in Burkina Faso on Wednesday, the first large deployment in that nation. Most Read from Bloomberg The troops, the initial contingent of a planned force three times that size, will provide security […]
A senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the U.K. that putting boots on the ground in Ukraine would amount to a declaration of war against Russia. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of the Security Council of Russia, took aim at the country in a post Friday on X as U.K. Prime Minister […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Moscow would regard any move by Britain to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine as a declaration of war against Russia. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments in response to a visit […]
Russia has deployed about 35,000 National Guardsmen to Ukraine’s occupied territories as of January 2024, the Special Operations Forces’ National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 7, citing information from Ukrainian partisans. Read also: Russian National Guard targeting children in occupied Ukraine in disgusting propaganda campaign The National Guard of Russia, or Rosgvardia, is the second […]
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy’s newest carrier with over 4,000 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of extra duty at sea providing protection for Israel, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will be heading home, the Navy announced on Monday. The Ford and its accompanying warships will be replaced by the amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan and its accompanying warships, the USS […]
Israeli units are “expanding” their operations in the area around the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday, without providing details. Hamas leaders are thought to be hiding in Khan Younis. The IDF reported finding explosives in the homes of Hamas members. Buildings […]
Israeli units are “expanding” their operations in the area around the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted on the social media platform X on Friday, without providing details. “The troops eliminated dozens of terrorists by means of air attacks, snipers and tank fire,” it […]
Israeli units are “expanding” their operations in the area around the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted on the social media platform X on Friday, without providing details. Hamas leaders are thought to be hiding in Khan Younis. The IDF reported finding explosives in […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up forward military deployment in the region, after reports of a U.S. plan to revive a Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings of Japan. The Chinese military is paying close attention to moves by […]
After last year’s riots and because of community tensions over the war in Gaza, the Berlin police are planning a major operation for New Year’s Eve. “It’s the biggest police operation on New Year’s Eve in recent decades,” Berlin’s police commissioner Barbara Slowik told dpa. “This is mainly due to the conflict in the Middle […]