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28 December

UK soldiers in full combat gear carry a casualty on a stretcher across grassy terrain during a blast-response training scenario

UK Launches Paid Military Gap-Year Scheme Amid Recruitment Struggles

The UK will launch a military "gap year" scheme, as part of efforts to boost recruitment and reconnect young people with defense.

27 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Claims Capture of Two More Eastern Ukraine Towns

Russia claimed to have captured two more towns in eastern Ukraine, Myrnograd and Guliaipole, a day ahead of Ukrainian President Zelensky's meeting with US President Trump.

26 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Spain Procures Four Patriot Air Defense Batteries for $1.7 Billion

Spain has signed a $1.7-billion contract with Raytheon for the procurement of four Patriot air defense systems.

26 December

Giulia Bernacchi

Saab to Deliver Sirius Passive Sensors to European NATO Customer

Saab has received an order from an undisclosed European NATO country for its Sirius passive sensor system.

24 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Ministers Talk Military Cooperation With Putin in Russia: State Media

Damascus's foreign and defense ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow where they discussed military cooperation, Syrian state media said.

24 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Retreats in East as Russian Strikes Kill Three, Hit Energy

Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as relentless Russian strikes killed three civilians and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures.

24 December

The New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, on February 14, 2025, protects the remains of Reactor 4, which was destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. The structure was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Strike Could Collapse Chernobyl Shelter: Plant Director

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has told AFP.

23 December