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Jun- 2024 -

17 June

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

Nuclear Arms Spending Soars as Global Tensions Swell: Studies

Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons by a third in the past five years as they modernized stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions.

13 June

War

Joe Saballa

Russia Now Uses Submarines to Patrol Black Sea Following Naval Losses: Report

Russia’s naval fleet has reportedly suffered tremendous losses in Ukraine and now resorts to submarines to continue patrolling the Black Sea.

12 June

Europe

A missile from the Patriot missile system takes off in the middle of a field. The red missile is seen beginning to blast off, leaving a trail of smoke behind and a jet of white-orange flames. The background is a calm and blue body of water that stretches to the horizon, and a light-blue, cloudless sky.

Staff Writer With AFP

Washington to Send New Patriot Missile System to Ukraine: US Media

The United States will send another Patriot missile air defense system to Ukraine in the coming days, US media reported.

10 June

Africa

Somali National Army soldiers during training in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Says 5 Soldiers Killed in Battle That Killed 50 Jihadists

Somalia's government said five soldiers died in a battle in which they killed nearly 50 fighters from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.

7 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Activists Say About ‘40 Dead’ in Shelling Near Khartoum

Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out by paramilitary forces near Khartoum.

6 June

Middle East

Palestinians look through a UN school that was hit during Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024.

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Hospital Reports 37 Dead in Strike on UN School Israel Says Used by Hamas

A hospital in central Gaza said at least 37 people were killed in Israeli bombardment overnight of a UN-run school which the Israeli military said housed a "Hamas compound."

5 June

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Signs $3B Deal With US for 25 F-35 Fighter Jets

Israel said it signed a $3-billion deal to buy a third squadron of 25 advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin, with the delivery to commence in 2028.

3 June

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers check a fence near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

Seoul to Fully Suspend Inter-Korean Military Deal Over Balloons

Seoul will fully suspend a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border.

May- 2024 -

31 May

War