By AFP and published by CNA Islamabad – Pakistan said on Saturday (May 10) it has launched a retaliatory operation against India, using medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and air bases in Pathankot and Udhampur. The strikes came after Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside
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Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
By AFP and published by CNA Kyiv – Russia warned on Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat after a thousand days of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike
Read moreOil prices surge 3% on reports of Israeli strikes on Iran
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance OIL prices jumped $3 a barrel today (Apr. 19) in reaction to reports that Israeli missiles had struck a site in Iran, sparking concerns that Middle East oil supply could be disrupted. The benchmark contracts surged more than $3 then eased slightly. At 0200 GMT, Brent futures were
Read moreIsrael’s Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday (Apr. 14) his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation of the Middle East
Read moreCommercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday (Dec. 3) and a US warship shot down three drones in self-defence during the hours-long assault, the US military said. Responsibility for the attack was
Read moreFear of F-35 stealth jets may be why N.Korea is firing so many missiles, analysts say
By AFP and published by CNA Seoul – North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 – the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons
Read moreNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles after series of recent launches
By Reuters and published by Yahoo! News Tokyo – North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday (Oct. 9), Japanese authorities said, in what marked the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days, a series of exercises that has sparked widespread alarm in both Washington and Tokyo. Both missiles reached an altitude
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