Iran wants its Israel retaliation to hurt but not start a wider war
Golnar MotevalliBloomberg News(TNS) Iran faces a dilemma over how to deliver a meaningful blow to Israel without prompting a war that could engulf the Middle East. That challenge appears to be delaying...
View ArticleTruman’s world-changing decision was made on this day in history
D.M. GiangrecoThe Kansas City Star(TNS) On this day in 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands were killed instantly and the toll, together with the...
View ArticleCyber Force: Congress considering creating a new military branch
Jule Pattison-GordonGovernment Technology The idea of creating a U.S. Cyber Force has been around for years, proposed as a possible fix for the military’s struggles attaining, training and retaining...
View ArticleIran arming its ships with new cruise and guided missiles as well as rockets
dpa(TNS) Tehran — The naval units of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are reportedly receiving several new cruise and guided missiles as well as rockets, the ILNA news agency reported...
View ArticleSouth Korea and US to hold drill simulating North Korean nuclear attack
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News Network(TNS) Aug. 13—SEOUL(The Korea Herald/ANN) — South Korea will stage the first government-wide drill against North Korean nuclear attack scenarios as part of...
View ArticleChinese and Indian troops fight each other with sticks at border
The Statesman, Kolkata, India / Asia News Network(TNS) Aug. 13—JAMMU(The Statesman/ANN) — Skirmishes between the Indian and Chinese troops were reported on Monday morning in the Burtse area near the...
View ArticleGerman military airbase on lockdown after “suspicion of sabotage”
Carsten Hoffmann and Anne-Béatrice Clasmanndpa(TNS) Berlin — The barracks at an airbase in western Germany have been put on lockdown as investigators look into a suspected criminal offense involving a...
View ArticleTwo military pilots killed during a mid-air collision over France
dpa(TNS) Paris — Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s air force said in a post on X. The two Rafale fighter jets were returning from a...
View ArticleUkraine releases video of their paratroopers allegedly invading Russia
dpa(TNS) Kiev – Just over a week after the start of Ukraine’s advance into the Russian region of Kursk, Kiev’s airborne troops have released a video purportedly showing the first hours of the...
View Article“Are you seriously so retarded:” Elon Musk comments on warlord’s Cybertruck
dpa(TNS) Berlin — Tesla boss Elon Musk has adamantly denied gifting Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov a Cybertruck, after the ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin posted a video of himself in the...
View ArticleIran-backed militant groups claim responsibility for suicide bombing in Israel
Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on Aug.18, 2024. Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on August 19 claimed responsibility for a bombing in...
View ArticleGermany orders increased security at military barracks and bases after...
Jörg Blankdpa(TNS) Berlin — Germany’s military has increased security measures around its barracks in the country in response to reports of possible intruders. A spokeswoman for the Territorial Command...
View ArticleAir Force veteran is now ‘propaganda gold’ in Russian info war
Jim Kinneymasslive.com(TNS) HOLYOKE — A former Holyoke city councilor, who fled to the Russian army in January rather than face child pornography charges, is in a new propaganda video criticizing...
View ArticleAll non-essential staff evacuated from NATO airbase due to possible Russian...
Jörg Blankdpa(TNS) Berlin — Intelligence findings indicating potential Russian sabotage using a drone led to the temporary elevation of the security level at the NATO air base in Geilenkirchen near the...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for more ‘suicide’ drones
dpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has stressed the need to boost the development and production of “suicide drones,” state media reported on Monday. State news agency KCNA reported that...
View ArticleRecords show the Navy enlisted a cat as an electrician’s mate and even gave...
Simone JasperThe Charlotte Observer(TNS) As World War II raged in the Pacific, a U.S. battleship added a unique new resident. The newcomer didn’t “look or act exactly human” but was “enlisted” on Aug....
View ArticleTop US official to hold rare meeting with China army general
Jenny Leonard and Josh XiaoBloomberg News(TNS) Senior White House official Jake Sullivan will sit down for rare talks with a top Chinese general, breaking another logjam in bilateral ties as both...
View ArticleGerman Air Force stops in Central Illinois to join Illinois Air Guard for...
D. Jack AlkireThe Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.(TNS) Sep. 4—× PEORIA — For the next two weeks, members of Germany’s Air Force will participate in joint exercises with American forces across the...
View ArticleBuried military site emerges on NC’s Outer Banks, prompting beach...
Mark PriceThe Charlotte Observer(TNS) A stretch of Outer Banks beach within North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore was closed Thursday, Sept. 5, due to contamination bubbling up from a...
View ArticleKim Jong Un says North Korea planning expansion of nuclear arsenal
dpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would increase its nuclear weapons arsenal, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said that North Korea’s stockpile should be...
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