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India and China discuss troop pullback in disputed territory a day after Kashmir border ceasefire agreement

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

India and China have announced that they engaged in discussions over a further reduction in the presence of troops along the Line of Actual Control, where the countries experienced rising tensions in the last year. … Read More >India and China discuss troop pullback in disputed territory a day after Kashmir border ceasefire agreement

Russia

With increased support from Moscow following Minsk political crisis, Belarus has become a ‘military district’ of Russia – Estonia

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021By Editor

Minsk and Moscow have integrated their militaries so closely that Belarus is essentially a military district of Russia. That’s according to the Estonian Intelligence Service, which published its annual report last week. … Read More >With increased support from Moscow following Minsk political crisis, Belarus has become a ‘military district’ of Russia – Estonia

Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE Reportedly Mull Joint Defence Alliance

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

Recently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would “do everything” to prevent Tehran from getting hold of nuclear weapons. … Read More >Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE Reportedly Mull Joint Defence Alliance

Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts with immediate effect over coup

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Facebook announced in a blog post on Thursday that it has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts used by Myanmar’s military to communicate with the public in the wake of a coup by the armed forces in the Asian nation. … Read More >Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts with immediate effect over coup

World

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

In December, Pashinyan invited political forces for consultations on the early parliamentary elections planned for 2021, but the opposition wants him to resign before the elections. … Read More >Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for tougher discipline within the army and appointed new chiefs of the navy and the air force as he chaired an enlarged meeting of the central military commission, state media reported on Thursday. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army

EU

Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

The number of far-right extremists in the German Armed Forces has grown by almost a third, while the number of military personnel rejecting the post-WWII German state has almost doubled, a commissioner told Germany’s parliament. … Read More >Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

US State Dept promises more ‘firm action’ against Myanmar’s military junta after young woman fatally shot at anti-coup protest

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

The US has vowed to take more steps against the military junta that seized power in Myanmar earlier this month. The American embassy in the country earlier condemned the killing of a female student at a protest. … Read More >US State Dept promises more ‘firm action’ against Myanmar’s military junta after young woman fatally shot at anti-coup protest

World

Military passenger plane crashes in Nigeria, seven dead (VIDEOS)

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

A light passenger aircraft belonging to the Nigerian military has crashed outside the country’s capital city of Abuja. The plane was obliterated on impact, catching fire and killing everyone on board. … Read More >Military passenger plane crashes in Nigeria, seven dead (VIDEOS)

Facebook scrubs Myanmar military page for ‘incitement of violence’ after security forces kill 2 anti-coup protesters

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

Facebook has removed the main page of the Myanmar military after two people were gunned down while protesting against a coup that toppled the government earlier this month. … Read More >Facebook scrubs Myanmar military page for ‘incitement of violence’ after security forces kill 2 anti-coup protesters