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How Israel trains troops for urban warfare in Gaza

As Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza, the country’s troops are finding themselves fighting in close quarters in the streets, buildings and in vast network of tunnels – a style of fighting they have been specifically trained for. France 24 was granted access to the Tse’elim army base’s urban warfare training centre in southern

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Vladimir Putin to boost Russian troops by 15 per cent

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to increase the number of troops by 15 per cent. Nearly 170,000 troops will be added to the Russian military. The increase will bring the total to 1.32 million troops. The Russian defence ministry said the numbers would be increased gradually through a recruitment program. The move comes amid

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Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF troops in Gaza on third day of truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited IDF troops inside the Gaza Strip on the third day of the truce with Hamas. Netanyahu spoke with soldiers receiving a briefing on the current situation. He reaffirmed his goal of a complete victory in the war with Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. “I repeat this to you the

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Maldives swear in new, pro-Beijing president, who vows removal of Indian troops

Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives’ president, succeeding Ibrahim Solih. Muizzu, a conservative Islamist largely seen as sympathetic to China, defeated Solih in an upset in September’s election. Muizzu vowed upon inauguration that the archipelagic nation’s “lines of independence and sovereignty will be drawn clearly,” and doubled down on a campaign promise

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