Representative Image (AI-generated) Fewer than 1 per cent German soldiers harbor “consistent right-wing-extremist attitudes,” according to a new study conducted by the military’s own Bundeswehr Center of Military History and Social Sciences (ZMSBw).The study found that only 0.4 per cent of soldiers show right-wing-extremist attitudes. Among the military’s civilian personnel, the proportion is 0.8 per […]
Tehran, May 18, 2025 -Iran and Azerbaijan have launched a joint special forces exercise, state media in the Islamic republic said Sunday, weeks after Iran’s president visited the neighbouring country.The “Aras-2025” exercise, running through May 21, involves Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Azerbaijani troops, the IRNA news agency reported.The drill was being held in […]
Washington is gearing up for a huge military parade planned for June 14, marking the Army’s 250th anniversary and US President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The event will be unlike any other recent military celebration in the capital, with thousands of soldiers, tanks, and warplanes taking centre stage. The latest cost estimate for the event […]
Tokyo: A Japanese military training plane crashed near a lake shortly after takeoff with two people on board, authorities said on Wednesday.“A T-4 training aircraft that belongs to the Air Self-Defense Force crashed at 3:08 pm (0608 GMT) after radar lost (it) near a lake… after taking off at Komaki Air Base” in central Japan, […]
File photo: US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Picture credit: AP) The US department of defense has begun implementing a directive to remove transgender troops from military service, following a green light from the Supreme Court earlier this week. US defense secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo on Thursday outlining that openly identifying transgender personnel must […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Beijing has strongly cautioned China’s state-run Global Times over spreading unverified claims on Indian military operations, urging the outlet to verify facts before posting on social media.“Dear @globaltimesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation,” the Embassy said […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) PANAMA CITY: Thousands of students and workers demonstrated in Panama on Tuesday over a planned increase in the US military presence around the country’s vital interoceanic shipping canal and other government policies.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to “take back” control of the Panama Canal that the United States built and […]
Donald Trump says he doesn’t think he will send military to take over Canada. President Donald Trump again spoke about making Canada the 51st state of the United States as he gave an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press but he said it would not come to the point where he has to use […]
The United States defence department announced on Thursday the establishment of a second military zone along the Mexican border for immigration law enforcement.The new zone, situated in Texas and connected to El Paso’s Fort Bliss Army base, follows the pattern of the first zone created in New Mexico last month. Military personnel in these areas […]
Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli military said in a statement that it had also struck in southern Lebanon and killed a Hezbollah operative who “advanced Hezbollah’s attempts to re-establish itself” in the area. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the top United Nations official in Lebanon, criticized the attack near the capital on Sunday. “Today’s strike on the southern […]
