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Has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. One of the worlds most advanced militaries taken by surprise. By hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. Their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. Hundreds killed. For israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. Already, the largest loss o...

President obama will announce so strategy against fighters from the Islamic State group on wednesday. Meantime there has been a new round of u. S. Air strikes against is. Officials say they launched four air strikes against is in anbar province, one air strike in mosul dam. They were made at the request of the Iraqi Government. First, the Iraqi Government ask us for their support in the strike. Second, it was the Iraqi Security forces on the ground who conceived of the operation. They, too, the ...

Stop the russian trert terrorists, stop the propaganda, and therell be no need for any humanitarian aid. Rory challands has more were moscow. The ukrainians appear to be getting cold feet. They feel it may be a trojans horse and there are doubts theyll let it across the border into the ukranian territory. The russians are sending in 2,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including grain, sugar, first aid, power, generators, that sort of thing. N. A. T. O. Has been saying that the chances of a Russian...

A dependence on ‘high-tech’ tools resulted in complacency that allowed Hamas fighters to enter Israel, say analysts.

China's Xi Jinping has fired his military defence minister, General Li Shangfu, just two months after he vanished from public view.

Irked with the uncertainty over membership, Ukrianian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the alliance as it was a personal setback for him; he had harboured hopes that the Vilnius summit would culminate in a concrete invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance. In scathing criticism, Zelensky termed this Nato stance ‘unprecedented and absurd‘ when there is no time frame set ‘neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine‘s membership‘. He was also upset with vague wording about added co...

Biden names CIA director to his cabinet and picks first woman to lead US Navy

Vladimir Putin accuses his opponent of avoiding talks but Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s just a delaying tactic.

According to a Pentagon assessment last month, China boasts the world's largest navy, with an overall fighting force of ships and submarines.

China has numerically the largest navy in the world with an overall battle force of ships and submarines, said a Pentagon report last month which also highlighted how Beijing is seeking to establish a robust overseas presence to allow the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) to project military power.