Half a century after the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War,the RSL will make a formal apology for the way veterans were treated after returning from the conflict.
More than 500 days after Russian forces launched their illegal invasion of Ukraine,the number of soldiers killed or injured on both sides has been said to run into the hundreds of thousands. But counting casualties is an imperfect science.
President Joe Biden has defended what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine,ahead of a key NATO summit.
Concerns are growing that the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus could destablise the region,but Belarus says the rebels have yet to arrive.
The US Air Force said its drones were operating over Syria on a mission against the Islamic State when the encounter with Russian aircraft occurred. NO AUDIO
When US forces killed two Reuters staff during the conflict in Iraq,it left their Australian bureau chief profoundly affected.
From being covert mercenaries,the group gained a huge public profile,which was then boosted by a coup attempt. Where did Wagner come from and what has been its role in Ukraine?
As Western countries scrambled to arm Ukraine,South Korea’s arms sales jumped to more than $US17 billion in 2022 from $US7.25 billion the year prior.
The missiles should help Ukrainian forces penetrate further into Russian-held territory.
Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin paraded troops across Moscow’s Red Square to mark the annual celebration of victory in World War II.
The Ukrainian president turned up in Finland and is due in The Netherlands,despite threats by the Russian Security Council “to physically eliminate him and his clique”.