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With war on its doorstep, could Europe embrace compulsory military service once again?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 19 hours agoIn the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the debate over compulsory military service has...
Does conscription boost security? – DW – 07/14/2024
Deutsche Welle· 2 days agoBeginning July 17, a lottery could determine who in Latvia will be drafted into the army. As of this year, conscription is once again compulsory in the...
Israeli military says it will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men. That could rattle the government
The Globe and Mail· 9 hours agoThe Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox...
Taiwan’s Blunt-Talking Leader Faces China’s Backlash
New York Times· 17 hours agoChina is putting more military and political pressure on Taiwan and its new president, whose rhetoric has been sharper than his predecessor’s. The...
A Poet Goes to War
New York Times· 9 hours agoThe troops — part of a resistance fighting an unpopular military dictatorship — were organized in rows by height, starting at less than five feet tall....
On This Day, July 13: Simona Halep becomes 1st Romanian to win Wimbledon singles title
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoFile Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI July 13 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1863, opposition to the...
‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on leaving the military to become a Labour minister
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoANALYSIS: A colonel and former marine has been appointed veterans’ minister five days after being...
What's Kaja Kallas' EU diplomacy priority? – DW – 07/15/2024
Deutsche Welle· 2 days agoUntil a few months ago, Kaja Kallas, who resigned as Estonia's prime minister on Monday, was a lead candidate in the race to replace Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of the North Atlantic ...
The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoTo be fair, the problem is caused by more than stingy government bean-counters. With many nations...
Being Volodymyr Zelenskiy: How war has changed Ukraine's leader
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe 46-year-old said his ambition when he was elected in 2019 had been to help Ukraine become a...