MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has deployed a warship off the waters of Palawan island facing the South China Sea to “protect its maritime interests”, a senior navy official said, in a move that may irk China. Amid simmering tensions in the disputed waterway, Commodore Edward Ike De Sagon said the ship’s presence in Palawan […]
Russia has stopped using its infamous “human wave” attacks in Avdiivka, instead deploying small assault groups supported by aviation to probe Ukrainian defenses, Dmytro Riumshyn, the commander of Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, said in an interview published on Feb. 12. Avdiivka, lying only kilometers away from Russian-occupied Donetsk, has suffered intensified Russian attacks since […]
To storm Donetsk Oblast’s Avdiivka, Russia is increasingly deploying armored groups alongside its assault infantry groups, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s Tavria group fighting on the southeastern front lines, reported on Feb. 11. “But Ukrainian soldiers steadfastly maintain their defense. They actively destroy the Russian aggressor and capture the fresh forces that have entered […]
MAULDIN, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton. Nancy Pelosi. Kamala Harris. Liz Cheney. Carly Fiorina. And for now, Nikki Haley. The former South Carolina governor is the latest in a long line of women — historically some of Republican Donald Trump‘s most stubborn challengers — for whom the former president saves a special playbook. It’s centered […]
Hamas has begun deploying police forces and making partial salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, resurfacing in areas from which Israel had withdrawn the bulk of its troops a month ago, according to residents and a senior official in the militant group. Signs of a Hamas resurgence […]
Jan. 25 (UPI) — Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, landed on the moon Saturday about 180 feet, or little more than half a football field, away from its target landing spot, space officials said on Thursday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its landing technology allowed SLIM to land within 330 […]
UK Defence Intelligence has stated that Russia uses a different A-50 more cautiously now that it recently lost another such long-range radar detection aircraft. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 19 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: “On 17 January 2024, the Russian Air Force appears to have begun operating another A-50 […]
Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Tuesday after Iran deployed a warship to the Red Sea following days of tensions in the critical shipping region. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) traded as high as $73.64 per barrel before paring gains and dipping into negative territory. Brent (BZ=F) crude rose to a session high of $79.04 […]
Germany signs ‘historic’ agreement to permanently deploy 4,800 German troops in Lithuania following Russian aggression against Ukraine. It will be the first German military base abroad since the end of the Second World War. A Bloomberg report, based on leaked documents, reveals there was a safety incident at a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Belarus […]