Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia, German and American officials say. The Air Defender 23 exercise starting next week will see 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from 25 nations respond to a simulated attack … [Read more…]
Shelling and heavy clashes have hit areas of Sudan’s capital, residents say, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified after the expiry late on Saturday … [Read more…]
The death toll from anti-government protests in Senegal has risen to 15, police say, as authorities in the capital Dakar began to clear up debris and secure looted shops after two days of unrest. Most of Dakar appeared quiet on Saturday but tensions remained high after violent protests in several cities killed six people on … [Read more…]
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director says, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the country’s heritage that include ancient mummies. Members of the Rapid Support Forces group that has been fighting the army since mid-April for control of Sudan entered the museum on Friday, deputy director … [Read more…]
Indonesia’s defence minister has proposed a peace plan for the war in Ukraine, calling for a demilitarised zone and a United Nations referendum in what he called disputed territory. Prabowo Subianto called on defence and military officials from around the globe gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue defence meeting in Singapore on Saturday to issue a … [Read more…]
The Ukrainian capital has come under renewed attack, but the embattled nation’s air defences intercepted all 15 cruise missiles and 18 drones launched by Russian forces, according to Kiev military authorities. There were no immediate reports of casualties from falling debris after the barrage of missiles targeting the city in the early hours of the … [Read more…]
The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo insist they want to defuse a violent crisis in northern Kosovo but show little sign of backing down from their opposing positions. Arriving at a summit in Moldova of more than 40 European leaders on Thursday, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Vjosa Osmani did not acknowledge each other even … [Read more…]
The Sudan army’s decision to suspend talks with a rival paramilitary force over a ceasefire and aid access has raised fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa’s third largest country deeper into a humanitarian crisis. The armed forces said in a statement on Wednesday it halted talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, accusing the … [Read more…]
Five members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine militant group have been killed in an overnight explosion near Lebanon’s border with Syria, security sources told Reuters, with the group blaming Israeli air strikes. An Israeli source told Reuters the Israeli military was not involved in the Syria-Lebanon border blast. Lebanon’s army declined … [Read more…]
The City of Melbourne has severed ties with its sister city St Petersburg in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The council unanimously moved to terminate the 34-year relationship on Tuesday night following calls from the Ukrainian community. It originally suspended its ties to St Petersburg in February last year in response to the Russian … [Read more…]