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29.10.2024 13:21 The Pentagon says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to train in Russia, more than tripling the previous estimate.

29.10.2024 13:21 The NATO military alliance has confirmed that North Korean troops have moved to Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine.

29.10.2024 13:21 TAIPEI, Taiwan — A senior North Korean army official and close aide to leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to oversee North Korean troops there helping Russia in its war against Ukraine, media reported.

29.10.2024 13:21 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of PATRIOT Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

29.10.2024 13:21 Switzerland is hosting joint air force drills with the United States this week, notwithstanding the military neutrality enshrined in its constitution, the Swiss Federal Council announced on Monday.

29.10.2024 13:21 On Friday, Israel conducted a precision strike against military targets in Iran. The strike was a response to an Oct. 1 attack where Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles into Israel. While most of the missiles from that attack against Israel were destroyed before reaching their target, some did impact and cause minimal damage.

29.10.2024 13:21 Monday's vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel's obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazzarini has warned.

29.10.2024 13:21 Israel's wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon have strained its relations with Europe, its traditional ally.

29.10.2024 13:21 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for "decisive action" on Monday to end the 18-month-long civil war in Sudan, where millions face starvation and have been displaced from their homes.

29.10.2024 13:21 UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a "nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement", as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces continues to rage.

29.10.2024 13:21 Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets Monday to protest the ruling party's victory in parliamentary elections over the weekend, claiming the outcome had been rigged with the help of Russia. The United States and Western allies assailed what they said were "irregularities" in the vote.

29.10.2024 13:21 Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets on October 28 after President Salome Zurabishvili accused the country's ruling party of employing Russian-style tactics in parliamentary elections whose official results she refuses to recognize.

29.10.2024 13:21 United Nations Security Council members urged Israel and Iran on Monday to end their spiraling cycle of tit-for-tat attacks on one another, following Israel's retaliatory strikes against Iran.

29.10.2024 13:21 The United States warned Iran at the UN Security Council on October 28 of "severe consequences" if it undertakes any further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the Middle East.

29.10.2024 13:21 Germany's foreign minister on October 28 condemned Iran's "inhumane regime" after the execution of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd following his conviction on disputed terrorism charges.