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North Korea Fires Missiles Towards the Sea of Japan

The South Korean military reported that North Korea launched missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, thrusting the region into uncertainty as the risk of a conflict looms. North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul's military said, part of a string of weapons tests this year that have accompanied increasingly aggressive ...

US Destroys Houthi Surface-to-Air Missile

The United States destroyed a Houthi missile in Yemen, citing an imminent threat to its aircraft.  The United States has destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Yemen that posed an "imminent threat" to U.S. aircraft in the region, the U.S. Middle East Military Command (Centcom) announced on Saturday. On Friday, US forces "conducted a ...

Kremlin Warns US Missiles Could Turn European Capitals Into Targets

The Kremlin on Saturday warned that the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a "paradox" in which "Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe". "We have enough ...

Ukraine Says Downed 22 Russian Missiles Targeting Kyiv

Ukraine downed 22 missiles early Monday that Russia fired toward Kyiv and two other regions during an attack that wounded three people, authorities said. The missiles were among the 30 launched at Ukraine a few hours before Ukrainian children began a third school year under the Russian invasion. "Overnight, Russia fired a total of 35 missiles, ...

Germany, France and UK Condemn Iran's Missile Exports to Russia

Germany, France and Britain on Tuesday condemned what they said was Iran's delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war and declared new sanctions targeting air transport. "We will be taking immediate steps to cancel bilateral air services agreements with Iran," the three European countries said in a joint statement, adding ...

US Sanctions Russia and Iran over Missile Transfers

The United States on Tuesday unveiled fresh sanctions against more than a dozen firms and individuals in Russia and Iran in response to what it called Iran's "escalatory" decision to send ballistic missiles to Russia. The sanctions targeted 10 people and six companies for their involvement in supporting Iran's defense sector, and identified four ...