PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the country donated equipment from its army storage, including aircraft and ammunition, worth 6.75 billion crowns ($288.42 million) to Ukraine as of the end of May. It said the Czechs have so far sent eight aircraft, including two this year. Supplies also included 94,860 […]
Russia’s defence minister has ordered officials to prepare a “response” to US drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian defence ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of US drones over the Black Sea, saying […]
Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s heath ministry and emergency workers. It is the latest attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to Ahmed Radwan, […]
Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s heath ministry and emergency workers. It is the latest attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to Ahmed Radwan, […]
(Bloomberg) — Vietnam’s finance ministry may offer cash rewards as much as 50 million dong ($1,964) to individuals offering tips to help the government in its ongoing anti-corruption campaign. Most Read from Bloomberg The ministry floated the proposal in a draft circular regulating anti-corruption steering committees in cities and provinces, according to a statement on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed three new deputy ministers to the country’s Defence Ministry, including a woman who is believed to be a distant relative. Anna Tsivileva, whose maiden name is Putina, is to be responsible for housing construction and social security for members of the armed forces. Another new deputy minister, Pavel Fradkov, […]
The first few years of their relationship were good. Then María Maldonado started finding needles and little bags of white powder around the house. “I began to get scared,” she said in Spanish during a recent interview in her cozy, three-bedroom home in Burleson. “I didn’t know anything about these kinds of drugs. I’d heard […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked four deputy defence ministers on Monday and appointed a relative to fill one of the resulting vacancies. The reshuffle marked the latest stage in a radical shakeout which Putin launched in May when he unexpectedly removed his longstanding defence minister Sergei Shoigu. More than two years into the […]
MONROE COUNTY — Eighteen months after forming, St. Joseph’s Helpers is expanding. Soon, the local non-profit will be in Kentucky and other parts of Michigan. It also just started a ramp program. Tony Rosati, a retired engineer, started St. Joseph’s Helpers at his church, St. Mary in Rockwood, to assist senior citizens and others in […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Defence on Tuesday warned the Netherlands to restrain actions of its naval and air forces after the Netherlands’ defence ministry said that Chinese fighter jets approached a Dutch ship ‘unsafely’ in the East China Sea. “We strongly deplore the heinous nature of the Dutch side’s words and deeds, […]
At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said. It added that around 700 other people were injured in Saturday’s operation. The complex assault deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since October 7th, when Hamas and […]
At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said. It added that around 700 other people were injured in Saturday’s operation. The complex assault deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since October 7, when Hamas and […]