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General view of the Prague NATO Summit. (Photo by GERARD CERLES/AFP via Getty Images) On Thursday, Argentina formally sought to become a partner of NATO, paving the stage for increased political and security cooperation at a time when President Javier Milei’s administration seeks to strengthen ties with Western nations and draw in investments. The proposal was made as visiting Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri and NATO Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana discussed regional security issues in Brussels. Geoana expressed his approval of Argentina’s application to join NATO as an approved partner. According to the Argentinian president, Argentina could soon have access to cutting-edge technology, security measures, and training that it was not previously able to obtain. “Argentina plays an important role in Latin America,” Geoana said at the NATO HQ. “Closer political and practical cooperation could benefit us both.” Reversing years of trade protectionist policies, excessive spendin...

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI/FILE PHOTO) One killed and six wounded in an airstrike on a military base used by Iraq's  Popular Mobilization Forces  (PMF) to the south of Baghdad on Friday, according to Iraqi sources. Significant strikes were carried out overnight between Friday and Saturday against targets of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, south of Baghdad, as reported by Saudi-owned Al-Hadath network. Additionally, Iraqi media claimed that the attack was carried out by a number of drones targeting a military base belonging to the militias. According to reports, during the attack, two separate waves of strikes were conducted. Two PMF sources claimed that the strikes did not lead to casualties but caused material damage. "The blast has ca...

China will hold air defense and live-fire drills near its border with Myanmar from Wednesday, state media said, in this month's second round of such exercises as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and rebel forces intensifies. The drills follow a significant escalation of the conflict last week, when rebel forces captured the Myanmar town of Myawaddy, a key trading outpost near the Thai border, prompting a stream of refugees into Thailand. State broadcaster CCTV said this week's drills, conducted by China's Southern Theater Command, were part of an annual training exercise without referring to the fighting in the neighboring nation. Follow us on twitter @ Ajuede.com for details of the global situations on dailies

Iran flag and Israel flag (photo credit: Cottonbro Studio/Pexels) The IDF  has decided how it will counter-strike Iran and its proxies but has not yet settled on the timing; multiple sources told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Because the timing is still variable and because of all the necessary complex preparations, the current decision could change. However, the very development of a decision shows the severity and determination of Israel’s leadership to strike back, though all indications are that Jerusalem still seeks to tamp down the attack to avoid spiraling into a regional war. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.  Herzi Halevi  hinted that the timing of the attack was not very imminent during a visit to the Arrow air defense battery of Battalion 136. He said, “We are enabling a home front policy to at least give citizens this Passover week to live almost like normal because we completely trust you and your readiness.” IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves duri...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, former armorer for the movie “Rust,” listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on March 6, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gutierrez-Reed, who was working as the armorer on the movie “Rust” when a revolver actor Alec Baldwin was holding fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the film’s director Joel Souza, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter but acquitted on charges of tampering with evidence. She could face up to 18 months in prison. (Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno – Pool/Getty Images) A New Mexico judge sentenced  Rust  film armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Gutierrez-Reed, 26, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month for the 2021 on-set shooting death of the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Actor Alec Baldwin was the individual responsible for shooting Hutchins, but he essentially blamed the film’s armorer, Gutierrez-Reed, for the inci...

Israel Air Force drills with foreign forces in the "Blue Drill" exercise in October 2021. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly asked the IDF for "potential target options" for an Israeli attack on Iran, according to  The Washington Post  on Monday, citing Israeli sources.  According to the report, the targets include an Iranian facility in Tehran or a cyberattack.  Halevi: Iranian attack will be met with Israeli response Israeli missiles in action. April 14, 2024. (credit: IAI) In a visit to the Nevatim base on Monday,  IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi  said that the Iranian attack which was carried out early Sunday morning will be met with an Israeli response, according to Israeli media.  On Monday,  The Jerusalem Post  reported that within the corridors of Israel's power, a critical internal debate rages on concerning the timing and manner of a response to recent Iranian aggre...

New South Wales police walk past a damaged police car after a mob was pushed back outside the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney’s western suburb of Wakeley on April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed in the church premises. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) Australian police reported that a teenager was taken into custody on Monday in the suburbs of Sydney following a stabbing incident that left multiple people injured, including a beloved local bishop, inside a church. Witnesses to the bishop’s service, both inside the building and through the church’s webcast, learned later that a 15-year-old boy had been arrested for the stabbing. Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Holland of New South Wales stated that the suspect was receiving treatment for hand wounds. The incident also provoked an assembly of churchgoers outside the building. The police stated that they had been called to an address in Wakeley “due to reports that multiple people had been stabb...