Tracy WilkinsonLos Angeles Times(TNS) WASHINGTON — Clashes in the last year between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict — until now. In recent days, Israel assassinated several top Hezbollah leaders in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and bombarded sites across the country, claiming more... Read more

Michael Fischerdpa(TNS) Berlin — The German government has not approved any war weapons exports to Israel since March, according to answers, seen by dpa, to a parliamentary inquiry made by a member of the new Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) party. War weapons are explicitly designed for warfare, such as rifles, rockets, warships, bombs or... Read more

Soo-Hyang ChoiBloomberg News(TNS) North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons capabilities exponentially and prepare his troops for combat. Japan’s Coast Guard said the missile has likely already fallen, and Japanese broadcaster NHK said the... Read more

Jörg Blankdpa(TNS) Berlin — Germany’s military has increased security measures around its barracks in the country in response to reports of possible intruders. A spokeswoman for the Territorial Command told dpa that the Bundeswehr, as Germany’s military is known, had “reacted quickly and comprehensively throughout Germany to the incidents... Read more

Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on Aug.18, 2024. Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on August 19 claimed responsibility for a bombing in Tel Aviv, calling it a “suicide operation” and threatening more attacks in Israel as the Gaza... Read more

dpa(TNS) Kiev – Just over a week after the start of Ukraine’s advance into the Russian region of Kursk, Kiev’s airborne troops have released a video purportedly showing the first hours of the operation, the combat unit said on Friday. The video, set to action-film style music, claimed that August 6, the day the offensive... Read more

The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News Network(TNS) Aug. 13—SEOUL(The Korea Herald/ANN) — South Korea will stage the first government-wide drill against North Korean nuclear attack scenarios as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield, an annual joint and combined exercise with the United States. The UFS this year is set... Read more