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Who is Sparsh Chhetri who left a corporate package worth lakhs to join the Indian Army?

Battalion Under Officer Sparsh Chhetri of Dehradun is carrying forward a four-generation family legacy of military service after leaving a corporate career as a Senior Data Analyst. A Computer Science graduate and multi-sport achiever, he also has NCC experience and has been appointed Battalion Under Officer at OTA Gaya. An…

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Pakistan moves to give Asim Munir sweeping control over armed forces

Pakistan's National Assembly passed two bills to streamline military and nuclear command structures. These bills follow last year's constitutional amendment which introduced a Chief of Defence Forces. The new legislation aims to integrate strategic forces and establish a Defence Forces Headquarters. The Chief of Defence Forces will advise the prime…

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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei fills 6 key military positions

Iran's Supreme Leader appointed six senior commanders to key military and IRGC posts. Ali Abdollahi became Chief of Staff while Kioumars Heydari is Deputy Chief. Ahmad Vahidi now commands the IRGC, and Mostafa Izadi is his deputy. Ali Azmaei leads the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb heads the Basij. These…

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Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the country’s military establishment, filling top posts in the armed forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IRGC Navy and Basij.

The Times of India

Yemen on high alert after strike blocks Iran flight

Yemen's government has heightened military readiness following an airport incident. The Houthis reportedly disabled the runway to prevent an unauthorized Iranian flight. Yemen's president accused the Houthis of undermining peace and stability efforts. Regional allies attempted mediation, but the Houthis rejected alternative flight solutions. The UN envoy urged all parties…

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Defence spending: The key takeaways from Starmer’s plan to protect Britain

While Sir Keir Starmer has promised the DIP will reverse the ‘corrosive hollowing out’ of the armed forces, the funding package still falls well short of the £28bn military officials said would be necessary to fill a black hole in the MoD’s budget

The Independent UK

UK Labour Govt Tells Jobless Youth to Consider the Army as Worklessness Hits Record High

With youth unemployment hitting a record high of 1 million, the government is promoting the Armed Forces as a 'gold standard' alternative to university.

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Young and unemployed? Join the military, defence minister says

The veterans minister also said that some trade apprenticeships were more valuable than ‘a place at Oxbridge’

The Independent UK

Inside Portugal’s huge operation to beat wildfires with Black Hawks, bulldozers and firefighters

The public are being asked to 'do their part' by clearing tinder from around their homes.

Euronews

Pete Hegseth Wants the D.C. Circuit To Let Him Punish a Senator for Criticizing Him

The defense secretary's asserted authority to control the speech of retired military officers "would chill public participation by veterans," a brief supporting Mark Kelly warns.

Reason

Reeves digs heels in over defence boost despite fears UK security is ‘in peril’

The armed forces are thought to be facing a financial black hole of around £28bn over the next four years

The Independent UK

British army so depleted it could only ‘seize a small market town on a good day’

General Sir Richard Barrons issues stark assessment amid concerns over UK’s lack of preparedness for war

The Independent UK

All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months

From Basij commanders to the Supreme Leader, some of the Islamic Republic’s most important figures were killed in two waves of attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran in the past nine months.

Euronews

Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly

An excerpt from Judge Richard Leon's long (and exclamation-point-filled) opinion today in Kelly v. Hegseth (D.D.C.): United States Senator Mark… The post Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly appeared first on Reason.com.

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'Unfit' Keir Starmer Warned Over Veteran 'Witch Hunt' As Legal Past Stabs Troops In The Back

Keir Starmer's legal past pursuing British veterans through the courts raises troubling questions about his fitness to command the armed forces during a critical moment for national security.

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“Everyone Felt It”: Conspiracy Theorists Go Wild Over Clip Of Soldier During Presidential Speech

"Silent act of defiance?"

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Why do Kate and Camilla wear more than one poppy? The poignant reasons behind their Remembrance Day symbols

They both wear multiple poppies to the National Service of Remembrance and this isn't unusual for the Royal Family

Woman & Home

Duchess Sophie’s face 'lit up' as she shared update on Lady Louise

The royal was visibly moved as she spoke with a Ukrainian student in Japan and she revealed something new about her daughter

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Polish president vetoes bill to extend support for Ukraine's Starlink

Monday's veto will also affect benefits Ukrainian refugees living in Poland receive from the state, as well as limiting their access to child benefits and healthcare.

Evening Standard

Church of England praying for peace but preparing for war

The Church’s parliament – officially known as the General Synod – will hear from a senior military figure when it meets next month.

The National (Scotland)

Labour Government plan to teach 'importance of UK military' in schools

THE UK Government are reportedly planning to teach children the “value of the British military” in schools ...

The Independent UK

Former UK military chief encourages doubling of defence spending

The UK spent £53.9 billion on defence in the 2023/24 and the Government has committed to increases in the coming years.

International Business Times

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Transgender Military Ban, Calls It 'Soaked In Animus'

Judge Ana Reyes, from Washington, D.C., noted that this ban "is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact."

International Business Times

Violence-hit Ecuador Chooses Next President

Some 14 million Ecuadorans will go to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron wants more young volunteers 'to reinforce' the army

In his New Year's address to the armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron called for a revision of France's military strategy, instructing officials to submit proposals on how to adapt to modern "perils" by May. This includes measures to encourage young people to strengthen the army reserves.

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