Defence`s Feeds

Venezuela says "irregular Colombian armed groups" have kidnapped eight troopers during combat on the Colombian border, where clashes have been ongoing since late March.

The US and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a bid to facilitate expanded American military operations in the eastern Mediterranean region amid strained ties with fellow NATO ally Turkey, Greek defense chief has said.

Hamas lays emphasis on its determination towards restoring Palestinians' right to the holy occupied city of al-Quds, despite escalation in the Israeli regime's aggression.

US President Biden has reportedly called Israeli regime's hawkish prime minister, raising concerns about rising civilian deaths in Gaza and the bombing of a building housing news agencies while censuring retaliatory rockets fired from the Israeli-besieged enclave as "terrorism."

The Israeli Prime Minister also said that the military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip will continue "with full force."

Power supply was cut off in Gaza City, the largest city in Palestine, as a result of Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip, a source told Sputnik.

Fighting between government security forces and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan resumed in the early hours of Sunday, ending a three-day cease-fire declared by the adversaries to mark Islamic Eid al-Fitr festival.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he is not planning any "immediate" end to deadly airstrikes Sunday on Gaza, hours after his military's jet fighters flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people.

Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov stressed the work on the restoration of Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) continues and the drafting process is under way.

A top Iranian commander has expressed support for the Palestinian Hamas movement in fighting that erupted this week in Gaza against Israel.

A total of 592 people, mostly political unknowns, have registered for the 13th presidential election in Iran, Jamal Orf, head of the country's election campaign, said on Saturday.

Since it was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has channeled hundreds of billions of dollars into foreign infrastructure, boosting trade, and clearing the way for China to forge political and economic links around the world.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command, deployed in China's high altitude western regions, revealed that it has taken delivery of three new advanced weapons systems over the past week, including armored vehicles and artillery pieces, as analysts said on Sunday that troops are upgrading their arsenal to meet modern warfare demands.

NATO air forces are most likely practising strikes against Belarus and Russia during their demonstration flights in the region, Maj. Gen. Igor Korol, the first deputy chief of the general staff of the Belarusian armed forces, said on Sunday.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month as the Belarusian strongman faces growing isolation from the West over his crackdown on peaceful protesters.

Myanmar's military has launched a battle against anti-coup armed fighters in the country's northwest as part of attempts to quell widespread protests that erupted after the junta seized power in February.

At least six armed fighters have been killed after days of clashes with the military in northwestern Myanmar amid anti-coup protests that have sparked fears of a civil war in the Southeast Asian country.

In a sign the crisis on Ukraine's border with Russia has not fully abated, the Russian navy has reported it is closely monitoring a British Royal Navy vessel in the Black Sea.

The European Union has criticized Russia's decision to categorize the United States and the Czech Republic as "unfriendly" states, saying the move is not justified.

Three Syrian servicemen were killed and four others were injured as militants shelled government forces in the southwest of the Idlib de-escalation zone, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday.