Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, as Lebanon said 37 people had now been killed by booby-trapped hand-held devices. “Today the risk of escalation is once more increasing in a dangerous way” in Lebanon, said Sanchez, at a news conference with visiting Palestinian […]
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Israeli jets and artillery hit multiple targets in southern Lebanon overnight, Israel’s military said on Thursday, amid spiralling tensions following the mass attack on Hezbollah communications devices this week. The latest series of blasts – targeting pagers and other electronic devices – killed 37 people and wounded 2,931 wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Thursday. The Israeli military said
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 19. Kazakhstan and Georgia are strengthening their collaboration on the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route – the Middle Corridor, said Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, Trend reports. “Last year, cargo shipments along this route increased by 65 percent, and in the first eight months of this year, they’ve grown by 69 percent, reaching
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Hitting back at the forces blasting Ukrainian cities is legal and proportionate. The Biden administration still is not convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia, and U.S. officials say they are seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and how they fit into the broader
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, a part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35C Lightning II jet today at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. According to a press release, the event marks the start of F-35C deliveries to MCAS Cherry Point, continuing the Marine Corps’ transition
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China’s next-generation carrier-based fighter jet, informally dubbed the J-35 by military observers, has begun trial operations aboard the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning. In a broadcast aired on Friday by China Central Television (CCTV), Zhang Naigang, a senior noncommissioned officer on the Liaoning, revealed the milestone, stating, “The new combat aircraft
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A Japanese firm has said that the walkie-talkies used in an attack against Hezbollah members must be at least a decade old, leading to questions of how they could be tampered with. DW has the latest. Japanese firm Icom has said both the radios and the batteries used in the walkie-talkie attack against the militant
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, through its U.S. subsidiary, has announced a significant expansion of its production capacity at its remote weapon systems facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. As part of a 10-year lease extension, the company plans to invest $10 million in infrastructure upgrades and will hire an additional 20 employees to meet growing demand for
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Chu Kai-pong was convicted for wearing a “seditious” t-shirt. A new law has greatly increased the penalties for acts deemed seditious by the courts. A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Thursday, making him the first person to be convicted under a strict new national security law. Chu Kai-pong, 27,
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The U.S. Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, has officially joined the service, replacing the aging UH-1N Huey fleet, which has served the Air Force for nearly five decades. Boeing, the manufacturer of the Grey Wolf, delivered the first two production helicopters last month, with more deliveries expected in the near future. The
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