Ukraine restores consular services for military-age men abroad
Ukraine will lift a temporary ban it imposed on consular services for military-age men living abroad starting on Saturday, the foreign ministry said.
Hundreds of thousands of…
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EU clears path for 5 billion euro Ukraine military aid boost
BRUSSELS – European Union countries are close to a deal on a military aid fund for Ukraine that would pave the way for an injection of 5 billion euros ($5.46 billion), diplomats…
High civilian toll in Gaza is cost of crushing Hamas, Israeli military officials say
Heavy civilian casualties are the cost of Israel’s intense campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza and the militants’ urban warfare strategy, Israeli military officials said, in the…
Slovakia freezes decisions on Ukraine military aid
BRATISLAVA – Slovakia has frozen decisions on providing military aid to neighbouring Ukraine after populists opposed to military assistance for Kyiv won a parliamentary election,…
Russia and China end military exercises in Sea of Japan
MOSCOW – Russia and China have ended their joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Russian defence ministry announced on Sunday, as the two allies seek to deepen their…
US announces additional $1.7b in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday announced additional security assistance of about US$1.3 billion (S$1.7 billion) for Ukraine in its war with Russia, the package…
US clamps down on export requests to China that would advance Beijing military
WASHINGTON – The United States government is closely scrutinising exports to China and in 2022 denied or took no action on a quarter of requests in order to stop sales that would…
Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes
KYIV – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the…
Russians pound frontline positions in Bakhmut, Ukraine military says
BAKHMUT – Russian forces pounded the city of Bakhmut, the months-old focal point of their attempts to capture the eastern Ukrainian industrial region of Donbas, and the head of…
Russia give Iran advanced military components in exchange for drones
LONDON – Russia intends to give Iran advanced military components in exchange for hundreds of drones, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday. “Iran has become one…