• Rope in the army to fight robbers

    NINE suspected armed robbers were arrested earlier this week for a spate of robberies they allegedly committed in Harare, Ruwa and Mashonaland To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

  • Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated

    A rebel group that took a key town lost it to the junta two weeks later. But there's more to the story.

  • “Cut their rope”

    The animal rights party PACMA wants to take action against the exploitation of donkeys in Mijas. PACMA is protesting specifically in relation to the traditional ‘donkey-taxi’ service that has been emblematic of the town since the 1960s. According to PACMA’s complaints, these animals face living and working conditions that put their welfare at risk, being […]

  • Swedish Princess joins the Army

    Sweden´s Crown Princess Victoria enrolled into the Defence Academy and the Armed Forces for Special Officer Training, beginning in autumn 2024. Special Officer Training is a programme aimed at people who hold an academic degree and can spend between 20 to 25 months in training. The Armed Forces emphasized the programme to offer “a deeper understanding […]

    • DVIDS

    Transforming Army Medicine and Aviation

    DENVER (April 24, 2024)—In a presentation at the Quad A conference in Denver, Colorado, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), delivered an address outlining the critical partnership between Army Medicine and Army Aviation. She spoke to fellow general officers, coalition, and allied partners, and she underscored the pivotal role they all play in transforming and modernizing to support the future fight.

  • and only left when he feared being recruited into the Russian army

    As early as January 2015 he saved the lives of his friends in Ukrainian-controlled Debaltseve by tipping them off about an imminent attack and giving them time to shelter before Russian rockets arrived.

  • The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta

    The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

  • In Myanmar, paying bribes to evade the draft

    Administrators must meet junta quotas and are enriching themselves in the process.

  • Cuba commemorates creation of the Eastern Army

    Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, on Sunday congratulated the members of the Eastern Army on the 63rd anniversary of that military corps. The post Cuba commemorates creation of the Eastern Army first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 strikes Myanmar

    "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 01-05-2024, 20:51:43 IST, Lat: 26.34 & Long: 95.85, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Myanmar," said National Center for Seismology in a post on X.

  • Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy

    One of the pilots who died in a MRH-90 Taipan chopper crash spoke of less than ideal weather in the lead up to the tragedy, with an inquiry told deteriorating conditions resulted in flight path changes. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were killed when […]

  • Myanmar guerrilla groups claim responsibility for bombings

    The bombings are part of an urban operation in the country’s largest city, targeting military troops.