Tag: troops
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Police chief in Mexcio dies by suicide as troops close in to arrest him during anticorruption raid
The police chief in a small town in central Mexico took his own life Friday as troops closed in to arrest him as part of anticorruption raids that also detained several other top police commanders and the mayor of another town. The raids took place in two rural towns in the State of Mexico, west…
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U.S. Marines, Japanese and Australian troops will train together amid heightened concerns over China
U.S. Marines will take part in joint training with Japanese and Australian forces in northern Australia, the three countries’ defense ministers announced Sunday as they expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive military. Australia’s acting Prime Minister Richard Marles hosted U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen…
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Russia fires dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s capital as North Korean troops start fighting in Kursk
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow’s war effort were fighting to drive Ukraine’s army off Russian soil in the Kursk…
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Russia deploys 50,000 troops to Kursk region ahead of planned attack, Ukraine says
Russia deploys 50,000 troops to Kursk region ahead of planned attack, Ukraine says – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukraine’s president says the Russian military has sent some 50,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region ahead of a planned attack there. It’s the same area where Ukraine launched an offensive against Russia earlier this year, which…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield. Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a preemptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained and said Kyiv knows their location. But he said Ukraine can’t do it…
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Russian, North Korean diplomats meet as troops move toward Ukraine
Russian, North Korean diplomats meet as troops move toward Ukraine – CBS News Watch CBS News Russian and North Korean foreign ministers met in Moscow for a public display of the countries’ diplomatic ties on Friday. The U.S. said North Korea sent around 10,000 soldiers to Russia to aid in its Ukraine combat. CBS News…