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Texas could face legal action from the DOJ due to border moves.
According to reports, Texas and the Biden administration have been at odds for years over the situation at the Southwest border. Texas built a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from entering the U.S. from Mexico. The Department of Justice has informed Texas that it is prepare...
Russian deserters keep escaping overseas
Nikita casts a nervous glance around him, worried that he might be discovered. The young Russian has his hood pulled down low over his face and is dressed in a manner that is intended to be unnoticeable. Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, has been Nikita's home for the past few months, des...
The Russian army claims to have taken control of two villages in eastern Ukraine near Bakhmut
Russia announced Wednesday that it has taken control of two east Ukrainian communities near the besieged town of Bakhmut, which Moscow has been attempting to take since early summer. This comes only hours after the EU announced the establishment of a specialized court supported by the UN to probe...
Pakistan has a new army leader, but will he play the same game as before?
Pakistan's new military chief, General Asim Munir, assumed charge this week amid security and economic challenges, as well as a growing political schism between opposition leader Imran Khan and the government. Can the new guy on the job bring order to the pandemonium, and would this mean retu...
Didn't have time to yell,' one Army vet said as the gunfire began inside Club Q
All Jerecho Loveall could do when the shooting started, before he noticed he was hit, was dive for the floor.
Barrett Hudson raced through the exit doors, seven bullet holes in his back, and contacted his father, ready to die.
And his training kicked in when he saw the muzzle ...
Germany: A reserve army officer has been found guilty of espionage for Russia
For several years, a German reserve soldier was convicted of espionage for Russian intelligence agents.
Between 2014 and 2020, the 65-year-old Bundeswehr reserve officer was found guilty of transferring papers and information to Moscow.
Prosecutors claim he spoke with Russian ...
The Taoiseach visits a jail in Singapore where his uncle was detained by the Japanese Army during World War II
Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach, has been to the Singapore prison where his uncle was imprisoned for three years by the Japanese Army during World War II.
During his State visit to Changi, Mr Martin spoke movingly about his father's brother, Philip "Philly" Martin, af...
According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine broke the Russian army's 'backbone'
Despite the surrender of the vital port city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Saturday that the Ukrainian army has done considerable damage to Russia's armed forces.
In a television interview, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had "broken the backbone" of the R...
Civilian scientists from the United States Army are being sent to identify suspected chemical warfare stuff
Civilian chemists in the United States Army defend US troops by providing combatant commanders with chemical and explosive forensic analysis.
Army civilian chemists from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA) de...
Who rules Pakistan's politics: Allah, the Army, or America
It is commonly stated that the three tenets of Pakistani politics are Allah, the Army, and America. Everything, from choices to defections, is influenced by one of four tenets – and not necessarily in that order.
The near-palpable presence of two of these three As — Army and...
The Unknown Effects of the Forever-Chemical PFAS, Found in Drinking Water Near the Yakima Training Center
In January, tests were conducted on 86 drinking water wells of private properties, by the US army. These properties were the next-door neighbors to the Yakima Training Center. The tests confirmed that 30 wells were serving 44 homes and that exceeded the health advisory levels of the environmental...
Royal Thai Army Accepts the Remote Weapon Station of EOS
EOS Defense Systems, the Singaporean Subsidiary of the Electro-Optic Systems has confirmed that their first remote weapons station has been accepted by the Thai military after the successful integration of EOS R400S-Mk2-HD RWS with the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle of the Mirem Robotic.
<...Army officer killed in an encounter between militants and security forces
In an encounter between militants and security forces in Pir Panjal valley, in Rajouri district, one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) on Thursday.
According to the spokesperson of the Army, the security forces and the terrorists exchanged fire in Rajouri area in Thanamandi. One JCO got...
CHINA URGES SECURITY & ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH AFGHANISTAN
Highlights –
- China urges security & economic cooperation with Afghanistan.
- The U.S. and its allies prepare to withdraw their forces from the country.
- Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan met via video conference...
AFGHAN-TALIBAN CLASH LEFT OVER 100 INSURGENTS DEAD
Highlights
• The Camp Antonik in the southern Helmand province was handed over by the US military to Afghan forces as it started the withdrawal process on May 1
• All foreign troops were being taken to Bagram and from there they would leave to their respective countr...
US GEN. MARK MILLEY SAID POST TROOP WITHDRAWAL, AFGHAN FORCES COULD FACE ADVERSE OUTCOMES
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• In an interview with Associated Press and CNN reporters, Milley was asked whether he believes the Afghan forces can hold up under increased strain
• Milley said “On the one hand you get some really dramatic, bad possible outcomes. On the other hand...
US ORDERS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES OUT OF ITS EMBASSY IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
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• The United States on Tuesday ordered government employees working in its embassy in Kabul to leave the city if their work can be done elsewhere
• President Joe Biden made an announcement recently regarding the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan...
US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVESTIGATION SAYS RUSSIA ATTACKED US SOLDIERS WITH LASER WEAPONS
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• POLITICO reported the Pentagon decided to launch an inquiry after the alleged attacks as the officials strongly believed that Moscow was behind the incidents
• The Pentagon believes that there is a similarity to acoustic attacks against US officials in C...
JAPAN GSDF TO CONDUCT DRILLS WITH ALL ITS UNITS FOR THE 1st TIME
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- Japan GSDF to conduct drills with all its units for the 1st time.
- The nationwide exercises will be the first in about 30 years.
- Japan GSDF has around 140,000 personnel.
- With the nationwide drill, the GSDF aims ...
US PRESIDENT BIDEN MIGHT EXTEND PRESENCE OF US TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN BEYOND MAY 1
Highlights
• President Biden has recently said that it is going to be difficult to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw out US troops from Afghanistan
• Experts are also in favor of this extension as they feel withdrawal of troops will have terrible impact on the war-...