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A file photo of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps operating a howitzer. Reuters
Artillery in Ukraine: how US howitzers have evolved since Second World War

Modern US howitzers have more than twice the range of those from the past, but are half the weight

WorldApril 29, 2022
Medical staff move a wounded boy on to a stretcher after three blasts rocked a school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood in Kabul on Tuesday. AFP
At least seven children killed in Kabul school attack

There were conflicting accounts of the death toll following the blasts as journalists said they were denied access to the area

WorldApril 19, 2022
US President Joe Biden has accused Russia of trying to commit genocide in Ukraine. Getty
What genocide means and what Joe Biden’s accusation mean for Russia

Here are specific legal implications of the US President’s words and why it’s hard to prove

EuropeApril 13, 2022
Iraqi civilians and US soldiers watch the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down in Baghdad on April 9, 2003.
Hope and regret linger on anniversary of toppling of Saddam statue

Symbolic end of brutal dictatorship was followed by spiralling violence that claimed lives of at least 209,000 Iraqi civilians

IraqApril 08, 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman with an FGM-148 Javelin, a US-made portable anti-tank missile, near Kharkiv on March 23, 2022. AFP
How Javelin missiles penetrate Russian tank cage armour

Modern anti-tank weapons use a jet of molten metal to penetrate enemy vehicles' armour

WorldApril 07, 2022
Snipers take part in military exercises at a firing ground in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
Ukraine claims to have captured elite Russian sniper

Before the February 24 invasion, war in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine was characterised by sniper operations and static front lines

WorldMarch 30, 2022
A tank abandoned by Ukrainian army during their retreat in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. EPA / Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Handout
Leading from the front: why are Russian generals being killed in Ukraine?

Losing generals on the front line is rare in modern warfare

WorldMarch 28, 2022
A kangaroo looks at the camera in Hangzhou Zoo, eastern China, in 2015. Getty
Kangaroos rescued from bombed conservation park in Ukraine

Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv said some animals had been killed by Russian bombing

WorldMarch 27, 2022
A Russian chemical and biological defence unit undergo rescue training session after a simulated attack at a military base outside Moscow, March 12, 2002.
What are chemical weapons?

US and Nato have accused Russia of planning to use them in Ukraine

MENAMarch 22, 2022
Iraqi tanks advance towards ISIS positions in Mosul in 2017. The country acquires much of its weaponry from Russia, but for how much longer? Reuters
US sanctions on Russia's weapon makers could cause problems for Iraq

Ripple effect of Ukraine war felt in Middle Eastern country where billions has been spent on Russian military equipment

MENAMarch 22, 2022
A shark warning flag at Muizenberg Beach, near Cape Town, South Africa. Attacks on humans are reported to be rare. AFP
Italian tourist killed in shark attack on Caribbean island

There were 11 such fatalities worldwide in 2021

WorldMarch 21, 2022
FILE PHOTO: View of a damaged building in the aftermath of missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. REUTERS / Azad Lashkari / File Photo
Iran missile attack in Iraq was 'warning' that could backfire on Tehran

Relations between Baghdad and Tehran are strained amid a complex political battle to form the next Iraqi government

MENAMarch 20, 2022
A handout still image taken from handout video made available by the Russian Defence ministry press-service shows Russian servicemen examine a Kinzhal hypersonic missiles before a flight of the MiG-31K fighter jet during the Russian strategic deterrence forces exercises in Russia, 19 February 2022. EPA
Russia claims use of 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missile for first time in Ukraine

The Kinzhal or 'Dagger' missile can fly 10 times the speed of sound according to Russia's defence ministry

WorldMarch 19, 2022
Russian-supported separatist troops hold US anti-tank missiles abandoned by the Ukrainian army during its retreat in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 16. EPA
UK defence ministry says Russian army faces Ukraine 'war of attrition'

The coming weeks will be decisive, experts say

WorldMarch 19, 2022
A Canadian soldier holds a Nato flag during an official meeting at a base in Latvia. EPA
What are Nato's Articles 4 and 5 and could a Russia-Poland clash lead to war?

The US has warned Russia against further escalation

WorldMarch 14, 2022
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