‘Not proud at all’: Japan’s army struggles to recruit
TOKYO: A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the army...
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Sweden announces more military aid to Ukraine but no fighter jets for the moment
STOCKHOLM: Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package, worth 2.2 billion crowns (RM938 million) and consisting mainly of artillery ammunition, Defence Minister Pal...
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Speaker: Russian parliament to look at revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
[caption id="attachment_18898" align="aligncenter" width="670"] [/caption] MOSCOW: Russia today indicated it was moving swiftly towards revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty after...
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Australia PM ‘optimistic’ of long-shot win in Indigenous rights referendum
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even...
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Italy plans for possible evacuations from super volcano near Naples
ROME: The Italian government is planning for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people who live around the Campi Flegrei super volcano...
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Himalayan lake that flooded was poised to get early warning system
NEW DELHI: Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it...
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North Korean state media slams France for ‘gunboat diplomacy’
SEOUL: North Korean state media on Friday (Oct 6) criticised France over the deployment of a patrol aircraft in waters near the peninsula, labelling it...
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As temperature hits new high, 2023 on track to become another record-breaking year
BRUSSELS: This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, with the global mean temperature to date this year 0.52 degrees Celsius...
US budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific
WASHINGTON: A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the US Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island states,...
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Indonesia must be prudent with military spending, president says
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo today emphasised the importance of military hardware modernisation but warned any spending should be done wisely as the state budget...