Russian soldier pleads guilty at first Kyiv war crimes trial
He is accused of killing a 62-year-old civilian in northeast Ukraine in the first days of the Kremlin’s offensive.
Defence & Security
France will intensify arms delivery to Ukraine: Macron tells Zelensky
France last week supplied 13 vehicles for emergency services and has provided 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in late February.
Putin says Russia will respond if Nato bolsters Sweden, Finland militarily
The President has given few clues about what it will do in response to the Nordic enlargement of Nato but Russia could deploy nuclear weapons, shared an ally of Mr Putin.
How Putin became Nato’s recruiter of the year
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the tipping point for Finland and Sweden to seek Nato membership – a move that has implications for European security and beyond.
Security forces scan pilgrimage route amidst inputs of terrorist plan
Several Pakistani and local Kashmiri terrorists have been gunned down by security forces in encounters in the past few days.
Chinese drills sound alarms in Japan, Taiwan
The Chinese military’s official newspaper reported that the military’s Eastern Theater Command conducted exercises in waters east and southwest of Taiwan on May 6-8.
Helpless Myanmar opposition
The paper says Asean has done much to put pressure on the Myanmar junta, and the NUG needs to move beyond condemnation, regret and criticism.
N.Korea fires a ballistic missile eastward from Pyongyang
The launch comes six days before the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol government.
Cobra Gold kicks off, Thailand denies Myanmar excluded over coup
This year’s exercises, led by Thailand and the US, are focused on humanitarian training drills.
After ‘hypersonic’ missile test, Kim eyes more ‘strategic military muscle’
State media said the second missile flew further, and that the reentry vehicle had “superior maneuverability” during the final test-fire compared to the previous week’s test…