President Putin orders the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft, taking the 2024 total to 283,000 – up by 11% from 2022.
The head of Russia's conscription office, Vice-Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky says that the terms of service require a 12-month stint in military units within Russia.
Last month, Putin ordered the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million – making it the second largest in the world after China’s.
The rapid fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blindsided just about every foreign power, leaving them wary about what comes next
Israel capitalised on the power vacuum in Syria to launch strikes against military targets across the country, saying it aims to keep weapons away from extremists.
Russian authorities say that two of their oil tankers have sustained heavy damage in the Black Sea during stormy weather, causing an oil spill.
Following the collapse of his “traffic light” coalition government, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has requested a Dec 16 confidence vote that will trigger a snap federal election on February 23.
