Wed 07 May 2025: Pentagon chief says cuts will maximise ‘strategic’ and ‘operational readiness’. United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced steep cuts in the number of top-ranked officers in his latest move to streamline the world’s most powerful military. In a memo on Monday, Hegseth ordered a 20 percent reduction in the […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: Roughly 3,000 Israeli bombs that failed to detonate during airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have become a vital source of raw materials for improvised explosive devices used by the Al-Qassem Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, the Israeli news site The Marker reported Tuesday. The website, the Haaretz […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: On September 17th last year, the world was shaken by simultaneous explosions that took place in Lebanon. The explosions occurred in pagers used by Hezbollah members. In the blasts, 12 people, including two children, lost their lives, and approximately 2,800 people, including 300 seriously injured, were wounded. On September 18th, another similar […]
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Civilian casualties reported after Indian missile attacks on Pakistan. Wed 07 May 2025: India’s army has launched “Operation Sindoor” – hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s military says India attacked Pakistan with missiles in three places and that Islamabad will respond. The Indian army said, “Justice is served” in a post on […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: Since Israel broke the ceasefire, it has declared most of Gaza as no-go zones, forcing expulsions amid attacks and blocking of all humanitarian aid. Israel has restricted Palestinians’ access to 70 percent of Gaza, either by declaring large areas as no-go zones or issuing forced displacement orders, according to the United […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: The premier of Alberta said Monday that a referendum could be held next year on the province separating from Canada if residents can gather the required number of signatures in a citizen-led petition. “To be clear from the outset, our government will not be putting a vote on separation from Canada […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: Nearly 100 military officials from 40 African nations began a 10-day visit to China on Monday, according to an official statement. Officers from nations including Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya, will be touring China through May 15 at the invitation of the country’s Defense Ministry. During their stay, the delegation will […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: President Donald Trump’s policies since he took office in January have led the US economy to contract, shrinking 0.3% in the first quarter, an expert told Anadolu. The US economy grew 2.4% in the last quarter of 2024 and 2.8% overall last year. The recent shrinking is the first in 12 […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: Top UN court says it does not have authority to rule on case accusing UAE of arming rebel Rapid Support Forces paramilitary. The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the UN Genocide Convention by arming and funding the […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: US President Donald Trump said he will extend the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the popular video-sharing app TikTok’s US assets if no agreement has been reached by June 19. “I’d like to see it done. I have a little sweet spot in my heart because, as you know, I […]
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