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Ukraine Loses Hard-Won Position Near Dnipro River in the South
Soldiers and military analysts said an operation to establish a foothold on the river’s Russian-controlled eastern bank was bloody and hard to justify.
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Why the Pentagon Is Warning That ISIS Attacks Could Double This Year
Attacks claimed by ISIS in Iraq and Syria are on track to double last year’s total, the U.S. military said in a report, as the terrorist group’s affiliates become increasingly deadly elsewhere around the world.
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Court Grants Party of Imprisoned Former Leader More Seats in Pakistan’s Parliament
A ruling by Pakistan’s high court strips the governing coalition of its two-thirds majority, and thrusts the party of Imran Khan back onto the political main stage.
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Israeli Military Clears General Who Approved Fire on House With Hostages on Oct. 7
The Israeli military said Thursday that one of its generals had acted properly when he authorized a tank to shell a house in an Israeli village where Hamas fighters were holding hostages, likely killing at least one captive and wounding another, in ...
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Biden Administration Rule Would Increase Authority to Block Foreign Deals
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States proposed a rule that would make it harder for foreigners to buy land near military bases.
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Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza
Israel’s military leadership wants a cease-fire with Hamas in case a bigger war breaks out in Lebanon, security officials say. It has also concluded that a truce would be the swiftest way to free hostages.
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China Levels Graft Charges Against Former Defense Ministers
The two generals were accused of taking huge bribes and of corruption that reached into the armaments sector, indicating that the country’s military has not shaken off old habits.
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Israel’s Supreme Court Rules the Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government amid the war in Gaza. In a unanimous decision, nine ...
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Israeli Strike Kills Director of Ambulance Services, Gaza Officials Say
A senior official in charge of coordinating ambulance movements in Gaza was killed by an Israeli strike, the health ministry in the enclave said in a statement on Monday. The official, Hani al-Jafarawi, the director of ambulance and emergency ...
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Israeli Military Says Troops Tied a Wounded Palestinian to a Vehicle
Israeli troops tied a wounded Palestinian to the top of a military vehicle on Saturday morning during an operation in the occupied West Bank, a scene that was captured on video and quickly went viral, prompting outrage. The Israeli military said that ...