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22 January

Air

Israeli Strike in Damascus Kills Guards’ Syria Spy Chief, 12 Others

A strike on Damascus targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Syria spy chief and blamed on Israel killed 13 people, a war monitor said.

19 January

Asia Pacific

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Says Tested ‘Underwater Nuclear Weapon System’

North Korea said it tested an "underwater nuclear weapon system" in response to joint naval exercises by the US, South Korea, and Japan.

18 January

Asia Pacific

A Fatah-II missile is launched in a plains. It's seen blasting off to the northeast. The plains have green bushes scattered across its yellow sands.

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Dead in Pakistan Strikes on Iran: New Toll

Pakistani air strikes on Iran killed nine people in a border region in the Islamic republic's southeast, state media reported, updating an earlier toll of seven dead.

17 January

Asia Pacific

A handout picture provided by the Iranian army's website on Sept. 11, 2020, shows an Iranian Ghader missile being fired during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Children Killed in Iran Air Strike on Pakistan

Pakistan said Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranian terrorist groups".

15 January

Air

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony in Pyongyang, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Says It Test-Fired Hypersonic Missile

North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic maneuverable warhead, the latest breakthrough in its pursuit of advanced weaponry to threaten South Korean and US targets.

12 January

Commentary

US Marine Corps Sergeant places on a kevlar.

Gary Anderson

Does the Marine Corps Need Course Correction? Congress Wants to Know

Force Design 2030 needs a comprehensive evaluation to determine whether the Marine Corps is headed in the right direction.

11 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russian Troops Steal From Each Other Due to Lack of Supplies: Report

Russian soldiers on the frontline resort to stealing from each other due to lack of supplies from the government, a serviceman’s wife has claimed.

10 January

Americas

Ecuadorian soldiers at the state-owned TV station that gang members stormed

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 10 Killed in Ecuador’s ‘Internal Armed Conflict’

Ecuador's president gave orders to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen opened fire in a TV studio and bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country.

9 January

Asia Pacific