2 million reservists join AFP annually once ROTC becomes mandatory

John Eric Mendoza 09/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Around two million reservists will augment the reserve force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) every year once the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) becomes mandatory again. “Every year, if ROTC becomes…

Biden fires 2024 salvo with Ukraine ‘war zone’ ad

Agence France Presse 09/09/2023

WASHINGTON, United States – With its war zone imagery and macho voiceover it could be a movie trailer — but the sunglasses-clad star of a new campaign ad is none other than 80-year-old US President Joe Biden. Facing…

North Korea’s Kim set for arms talks with Putin in Russia: US

09/05/2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to make a rare trip abroad to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Russia to discuss providing arms to Moscow for its war in Ukraine, the United States said Monday. Ukraine is pushing…

North Korea fires ballistic missile, 12th this year – S.Korea

07/12/2023

SEOUL/TOKYO—North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, barely a month after Pyongyang’s last launch and is its twelfth this year. Japan’s Coast Guard said the…

North Korea denounces US move to bring ballistic missile submarine to peninsula

07/10/2023

SEOUL—North Korea denounced on Monday what it called a move by the United States to introduce a nuclear missile submarine to waters near the Korean peninsula, saying it creates a situation that brings a nuclear conflict closer…

Lost in translation

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 07/07/2023

In April 1899, Henri Turot, a French journalist, traveled to the Philippines and published, “The War in the Philippines” for the magazine Le Tour du Monde. Turot’s two-part reportage should be included in the reading list of…

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters

Associated Press 07/02/2023

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus, with statements from a Belarusian guerrilla group and officials suggesting it may be used to house…

Sudan’s western cities under fire as war spreads

06/28/2023

CAIRO—Fighting rocked several cities in western Sudan on Wednesday in an expansion of the country’s almost two-month-old war as a regional governor was killed after publicly blaming the deaths of civilians on the country’s paramilitary force. The…

Russia seeks calm after aborted mutiny, West sees cracks in Putin’s power

Reuters 06/26/2023

Russia sought to restore calm on Monday after an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend, while Western allies assessed how President Vladimir Putin might reassert authority and what it could mean for the war…

Washington recruits dogs and cats in war on rodents

Agence France Presse 06/19/2023

WASHINGTON — On a hot June night, revelers descend on Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, a nightlife and dining hotspot in the US capital. But they aren’t the only ones profiting from the good weather. Also out in…

Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled

06/06/2023

KYIV – Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Kyiv, with officials at the Ukrainian capital saying that air defense systems downed more than 20 cruise missiles on their approach. “All were shot down,…

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Reuters 06/05/2023

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately…

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