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06 Sep

S. Korea gets new defence minister

Seoul, Sep 6 (IANS) President Yoon Suk Yeol approved the appointment of Kim Yong-hyun, former head of the Presidential Security Service, as defence minister and presented a certificate of appointment on Friday, his office said. Kim, a retired three-star Army general and close aide to Yoon, was nominated to the post last month to replace then-minister Shin Won-sik, who has since served as the national security adviser, reported Yonhap news agency. Following Yoon's election in May 2022, Kim led efforts to relocate the presidential office from Cheong Wa Dae to the defence ministry's compound in Yongsan, central Seoul. He has…

30 Dec

Israel Defence Minister meets IDF soldiers, criticises ex-PM Naftali Bennett

Tel Aviv, Dec 30, Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant met soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday at the Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel. He lashed out at former Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who had in an Op-ed article claimed of Israel striking Iran when he was the country's Prime Minister. Gallant said that the news article by Bennett was "needless chatter". Interacting with Israeli soldiers, the Defence Minister added that the Israel Air Force's operations in the ongoing war in Gaza was highly impressive. Speaking to Israeli forces, Gallant said, "The thunder of our fighter…

26 Jun

Govt is destroying chain of funds to terrorism : Rajnath

Jammu, June 26, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the government is destroying the chain of funds to terrorism while its network is being dismantled. Rajnath Singh arrived here earlier in the day. He addressed a conference on security in the presence of around 1,500 people. In his address, the defence minister spoke against the spread of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the government is taking a tough stand on terrorism. “The network of terrorism is being destroyed. New hope has arisen in the youth. We are now trying to be self-sufficient in the…

17 Jun

New round of talks between Yemen govt, Houthis begin in Jordan

Amman, June 17 (IANS) A fresh round of negotiations between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia kicked of the Jordanian capital of Amman under the patronage of the UN. In the two-day talks which will conclude on Saturday, the delegations from the two rival sides will discuss the issue of exchanging prisoners and seek solutions to the obstacles to the implementation of a previous agreement in this regard, an informed source told Xinhua news agency. The source said both the two discussed the visit to each other's prisoners after the planned visit in May was postponed. He described the atmosphere…

12 Jun

Ukraine says army regains 3 villages in Donetsk region

Kiev, June 12 (IANS) The Ukrainian government said that the army has regained three frontline villages in the separatist Donetsk region, marking one of the first victories in Kiev's counter-offensive against Russia, the media reported on Monday. Footage on social media showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in the neighbouring settlements of Blahodatne and Neskuchne, reports the BBC. In footage shared by pro-Ukrainian accounts on social media, troops could be seen raising the Ukrainian flag outside a burned out building in Blahodatne. The state border guard also published videos showing soldiers announcing that "Neskuchne of the Donetsk region is under the Ukrainian flag…