US soldier pleads guilty to selling secrets to China
WASHINGTON (Agencies): A US Army analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. Sgt Korbein Schultz was…
Doctors Strike Across India to Protest Trainee Medic’s Tragic Death
NEW DELHI (Agencies): Thousands of doctors across India have initiated a strike, demanding enhanced protection for health workers following the tragic rape and murder of a trainee medic in West…
US approves $20bn weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON (Agencies): The US government has approved more than $20 billion in new arms sales to Israel, despite pressure on President Joe Biden’s administration to end the bloodshed in Gaza.…
Africa CDC Declares Mpox a Public Health Emergency
ADDIS ABABA (Agencies): Africa’s top public health body has declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak that has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to…
Chinese Rocket Breaks Up in Orbit, Scattering Debris
WASHINGTON (Agencies): A Chinese rocket carrying the first satellites in a planned communications constellation intended to rival Starlink broke up in low-Earth orbit this week, spreading debris across the orbital…
Iraq receives 7 new Bell training helicopters
Baghdad (Agencies): Iraq’s Army Aviation Command received last week the first batch of Bell 505 helicopters that will be used in training missions. A ceremony was held at Baghdad International…
Germany Bids Farewell to Sea King Helicopters After Nearly 50 Years
Berlin (Agencies): Germany has officially retired its Westland Sea King Mk 41 helicopters, marking the end of an era that spanned nearly five decades. The final Sea King was flown…
Wales to host deep-space radar under AUKUS
LONDON (Agencies): Wales has been selected to host a new ground-based Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) under the trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US.…
Iran Finds New Buyers of Its Oil
TEHRAN (Agencies): Iran seems to have found new buyers of its crude oil as cargoes have been recently tracked to move to Oman and Bangladesh, Reuters reported on Friday, citing…
Gambia Arrests Ex-General, Suspected Member of Death Squad
BANJUL, Gambia (Agencies): The Gambian military said Saturday it had arrested a former general who was an alleged member of a death squad under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. Former brigadier…