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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea’s latest missile test likely ended in failure.
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The TelegraphHave the Houthis sunk a British warship? Here’s what actually happened
Yesterday afternoon the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, the Houthis, claimed they had targeted four ships which they deemed to belong to the US/UK/Israel “trio evil”. According to the rapidly becoming famous Houthi spokesman Yahya Sare’e – the Comical Ali of the 2020s – “the British landing ship Anvil Point” was targeted and “the hit was accurate and direct. The ship was targeted by a number of cruise missiles.”
- The Telegraph
Russian air strike ‘destroys five Ukrainian fighter jets’ at airbase
A Russian missile attack destroyed five warplanes at a Ukrainian airbase primed to receive F-16 fighter jets from Kyiv’s Nato allies.
- Business Insider
Belarus is building up its military on Ukraine's border and bragging about the 'high combat readiness' of its troops
Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko called Ukraine an "enemy" and said his troops along Ukraine's border have a "high combat readiness."
- The Telegraph
The US Air Force seems hell-bent on getting rid of its greatest ever fighter jet
The US Air Force has been in an unseemly hurry to rid itself of its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. Its argument: the 32 least-upgraded Block 20 versions of the supersonic, fifth-generation stealth fighter aren’t suitable for combat – and together cost nearly half a billion dollars a year to maintain.
- Business Insider
Carrier strike group commander who oversaw 'unprecedented' Red Sea battle says the US Navy needs to make sure it's ready for a drone fight
Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, who oversaw months of combat between the US Navy and the Houthis, shared what he learned from the Red Sea battle.
- The Telegraph
Russia claims major advance in key Ukrainian city
Russia claims it has captured a district in the key hilltop city of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s troops have been slowly, but steadily advancing for months.
- The Conversation
Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Orbán ceasefire plan but global security deals offer hope
Kyiv has rebuffed the Hungarian leader’s suggestion for a ceasefire, saying it will not compromise on sovereignty.
- AFP
Philippines says US mid-range missile system to be pulled out
A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises -- to the annoyance of China -- will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said Thursday.The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines.
- CNN
US to announce new $2.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the US would soon be announcing more than $2.3 billion in military aid for Ukraine.
- Business Insider
North and South Korea are locked in a dangerous arms race. Putin may be about to make this worse.
Russia's new alliance with North Korea, necessitated by its war in Ukraine, has South Korea deeply concerned.
- Euronews
Palestinians flee Gaza's second-largest city as Hezbollah demands ceasefire
Clashes on the southern Lebanese border have raised the possibility of a direct conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.
- Associated Press
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. “If there is a cease-fire in Gaza, we will stop without any discussion,” Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said in an interview with The Associated Press at the group’s political office in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Hezbollah's participation in the Israel-Hamas war has been as a “support front” for its ally, Hamas, Kassem said, and “if the war stops, this military support will no longer exist.”
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Evacuation order is largest in Gaza since October, UN says
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations have stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. All patients and medical staff have left European Gaza Hospital in southern Gaza, following evacuation orders from the Israel Defense Forces in Khan Younis, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
- Bloomberg
Israel Orders Evacuation From City in Gaza as Hamas Regroups
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Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. Austin's remarks came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with him at the Pentagon. Of that total, $150 million of the aid will come from presidential drawdown authority (PDA) and the remainder will be provided by Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
- People
Soldiers Reunite with Stray Dogs They Fell in Love with During Deployment and Are Now Adopting as Pets
Paws of War organized an emotional reunion for five dogs and the four soldiers who cared for them while deployed in the Middle East
- The New York Times
AI Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots
KYIV, Ukraine — In a field on the outskirts of Kyiv, the founders of Vyriy, a Ukrainian drone company, were recently at work on a weapon of the future. To demonstrate it, Oleksii Babenko, 25, Vyriy’s CEO, hopped on his motorcycle and rode down a dirt path. Behind him, a drone followed, as a colleague tracked the movements from a briefcase-size computer. Until recently, a human would have piloted the quadcopter. No longer. Instead, after the drone locked onto its target — Babenko — it flew itself
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Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power
The Israeli leader has rejected the idea of starting a ceasefire in Gaza while Hamas remains in power, after a New York Times article cited current and former security officials who said a truce would give Israeli troops time to prepare for a potential land war with Hezbollah.
- Associated Press
Propulsion engineer is charged with trying to obstruct probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members aboard, prosecutors said Wednesday. James Michael Fisher, 67, was arrested Tuesday after a federal grand jury in northern Mississippi indicted him, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner. The release said Fisher is a former lead propulsion engineer at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Warner Robins, Georgia.
- Sky News
Woman beaten unconscious by serving Irish soldier demands reform of the military
The Irish Defence Forces are facing calls for urgent reform after a solider avoided prison for assaulting a woman, reigniting the debate about misogynistic abuse within the military. Natasha O'Brien, 24, was beaten unconscious in Limerick city when she asked a serving soldier, Cathal Crotty, to stop using homophobic slurs on the street. Crotty, 22, hurled punches at her, later boasting to friends on Snapchat: "Two to put her down, two to put her out."