The Pentagon has issued a new directive that will begin the process of discharging up to 1,000 openly transgender service members, while allowing others 30 days to self-identify before further action is taken. The move comes after a recent Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement a ban on…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump had proposed sending US troops to Mexico to combat drug trafficking, but said she had rejected that offer because “sovereignty is not for sale.” Sheinbaum’s comments were in response to questions about a Wall Street Journal report published on May 2 that said…
For months, Moscow and Pyongyang had been vague about the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, even after Kyiv publicly paraded two North Korean soldiers its forces had captured. Then, in back-to-back statements, the leaders of the two countries confirmed that North Korean troops have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with…
Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, remarks that could further complicate talks with Hamas over a ceasefire and hostage release. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes across Gaza killed another 22 people, according to local health officials, including a girl who was…
The Ukrainian soldiers clambered from the ruined house at gunpoint — one with arms raised in surrender to the Russian troops — and lay face-down in the early spring grass. Two drones — one Ukrainian and one Russian — recorded the scene from high above the southern Ukrainian village of Piatykhatky. The Associated Press managed…
The escalating attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have raised serious concerns for Pakistan, with its security forces struggling to contain the growing insurgency in the region. The militant group has intensified its armed struggle, targeting both the Pakistani military and Chinese interests in the country. The latest attack occurred on Sunday when the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that he will spare the lives of Ukrainian troops if they surrender. His remarks came after US President Donald Trump said he had asked Putin to ensure their safety. “In case they surrender, we guarantee we will save their lives,” Putin was quoted as saying by news agency…
The White House has directed the US military to draft plans for increasing the American troop presence in Panama as part of President Donald Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, according to a report. The move is reportedly aimed at countering China’s influence in the region and ensuring US control over the strategic waterway….
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The Russian leader’s pointed visit came a day after a U.S. delegation met…
Russian and North Korean forces have made significant battlefield advances in recent days in the Kursk region of Russia, threatening Ukraine’s supply lines and its hold on a patch of land it hopes to use as a bargaining chip in future negotiations, according to Ukrainian soldiers, Russian military bloggers and military analysts. Working together, a…