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25 January

Germany to Send Military Helicopters to Ukraine for First Time

Germany has announced that it will provide Ukraine with six Sea King Mk41 military helicopters as support in its war against Russia.

25 January

Africa

Burkinabe soldiers aboard a military vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

HRW Says Burkina Faso Army Strikes Killed Dozens of Civilians

Human Rights Watch accused the Burkina Faso army of killing at least 60 civilians in drone strikes which the government said targeted jihadist fighters.

25 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Military ‘Too Small’ for War, May Call Up Public to Fight: Army Chief

The UK military is “too small” to survive a war if the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates to NATO, the British Army’s highest-ranking official said.

25 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Ethnic Minority Fighters Claim Control of Port Town

Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group have seized control of a port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they said.

25 January

Americas

The Roi-Namur church steeple rests on the coral-strewn grounds on the opposite side of the Tradewinds Theater, background, from where it once stood

Staff Writer With AFP

Giant Waves Flood Key US Military Base on Marshall Islands

A clean-up operation was underway after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall Islands in the heart of the South Pacific.

24 January

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Tank Shelling Kills Nine at UN Shelter in South Gaza: UN Official

Tank shelling on a UN shelter on Wednesday killed nine people and injured 75 others in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis.

24 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs

Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down a military plane carrying 65 of its own soldiers, who Moscow says were set to be freed in a prisoner swap.

24 January

Europe

Grenadier Guardsman from British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) take part in a joint exercise (Ex Cape Bayonet) at Port San Carlos, Falkland Islands

Staff Writer With AFP

Britons Should Be Prepared to Fight Land War: Army Chief

British citizens should be prepared to fight in a potential land war, the highest ranking army officer General Patrick Sanders said.

24 January

Arms

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency released this image on Jan. 28, showing what North Korea says was a long-range cruise missile test

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Fires Several Cruise Missiles Towards Yellow Sea: Seoul

North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea, Seoul said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state.

24 January

Americas