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In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
Kajaani, Finland (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia. Trudging through snow, a young Finnish conscript carefully draws a thin blue wire between two pine trees. The other end is attached to a hidden mine some 20 metres (65 feet) away. "We are in the process of figuring out what's the most effective way to use them," said Lieutenant Joona Ratto, who teaches military servic ... read more |
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Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital ahead of talksKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Russia launched its biggest drone and missile attack this year on Ukraine overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in freezing temperatures on Tuesday, just one day ahead of fresh talks aiming to find an end to the four-year war. ... more
Israel denies accepting Gaza health ministry war tollJerusalem (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Israel's military denied on Friday having accepted the Palestinian health ministry's death toll for the war in Gaza of 71,000 killed since October 2023, as was reported in Israeli media. ... more 
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 32Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 31, 2026 Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. ... more 
EU has 'serious doubts' about Trump's 'Board of Peace' after Greenland climbdownBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 European leaders have serious doubts about the scope of President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" but are ready to work with the United States and the newly founded body in Gaza, EU chief Antonio Costa said Friday. ... more |
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UK to increase age reservists can be called up to 65London (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 British military veterans aged up to 65 may be called up for service, the government said on Thursday, as the country seeks to better prepare for war in the face of "global threats". ... more
Israel says conducting strikes in Lebanon, issues evacuation ordersJerusalem (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The Israeli military on Thursday said it conducted air strikes against Hezbollah targets shortly after issuing evacuation orders for the village of Sohmor in southern Lebanon. ... more 
Five problems facing Ukraine's new defence chiefKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Ukraine's former head of digital transformation Mykhailo Fedorov takes the role of defence minister Wednesday with several crises in his in-tray. ... more 
At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire: UNGeneva (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday. ... more 
Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrageKharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early Tuesday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine's brittle energy system. ... more |
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Israel army issues evacuation warning for Lebanon village ahead of strikes
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 11, 2026 The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Sunday for the village of Kafr Hatta in southern Lebanon ahead of air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the area. "The IDF (army) will soon, and once again, strike terrorist Hezbollah military infrastructure in the village, in order to address the prohibited attempts it is making to rebuild its activities there," Arabic-language spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee wrote on X, posting a map of the expected target. "We urge residents of the area... you a ... read more
UK earmarks 200 mn pounds for Ukraine deploymentLondon (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 The UK Friday earmarked GBP200 million ($268 million) to prepare British troops to be deployed to Ukraine as part of a "multinational" force if a ceasefire is agreed between Moscow and Kyiv. ... more |
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Yemen former defence minister held in Saudi defence ministry: source to AFPDubai (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 Yemen's recently dismissed defence minister, who travelled to Riyadh with a top-level separatist delegation allegedly detained in the kingdom, is being held at the Saudi defence ministry, a source in his office told AFP on Friday. ... more 
'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo saysVatican City (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own country the United States flexes its military muscles. ... more 
Russian strikes leave one million without water, heat in UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight left more than one million people in the Dnipropetrovsk region without water supplies or heating, a Ukrainian minister said Thursday, as temperatures dipped below freezing. ... more
Saudi strikes Yemen as separatist leader accused of treasonAden (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 A Saudi-led coalition conducted deadly air strikes on the home province of a UAE-backed separatist leader in Yemen on Wednesday, after his divided government kicked him out and accused him of treason. ... more 
Pentagon reviewing combat roles for womenWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 The US Department of Defense is launching a review of the effectiveness of having women serve in ground combat roles, which were opened to female troops a decade ago, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more |
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