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By Reuters | Posted by TOE  For the first time in recent history, Danish conscripts have been deployed to Greenland, as Denmark moves to bolster its presence in the Arctic ​after U.S. demands to acquire the territory. U.S. President Donald Trump has ‌repeatedly sought  to acquire  the semi-autonomous Danish island, citing national security concerns and accusing Copenhagen of neglecting Arctic defence. Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the idea. The conscripts are part of the ​first cohort under Denmark’s new  extended conscription programme , aimed at producing soldiers able to ​operate in one of the kingdom’s most strategically important and challenging ⁠regions. “It shows presence that we’re here and not just thinking of our own ​skin. And also thinking of the people in Greenland,” 19-year-old conscript David told Reuters. Copenhagen ​has pledged billions of dollars to strengthen Arctic defences after Denmark’...

By Reuters and Posted by TOE Israeli airstrikes killed at ‌least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and several others wounded when one strike hit a crowd near the municipal public park in Gaza ​City, an area packed with displaced families. Later on Monday, another Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle ​in the Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood in western Gaza City, killing at least ⁠three people, medics added. The Israeli military said the two attacks targeted Hamas militants, without ​giving further information. At Al Shifa Hospital, the enclave’s largest medical facility, relatives and friends paid ​their last respects to two of the five men killed on Monday before carrying the white-shrouded bodies to the cemetery to bury them. “There is no ceasefire. There is not one good day in ​Gaza since October 7 (2023),” said Amjad Abu Abdo, a relative of one of the ​people who died in the first s...

By Darryl Coote UPI Karina rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Sunday evening and was moving west over the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and was located about 960 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California in northwestern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said in  its 5 p.m. PDT update . It was moving west at 9 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 5 miles, according to the NHC. Forecasters said the storm is expected to take a slower westward to west-northwest motion over the next few days, with some additional strengthening possible. Swells generated by the storm are forecast to affect the coast of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula during that time, according to the NHC, which warned that they are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. from The Times Of Earth https://ift.tt/RlFA6qu

By DPA | Posted by TOE Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has described the United States and Israel as enemies of the entire Muslim community and called on Muslim countries to unite against them. In a rare message, Khamenei on Sunday urged Muslim countries to recognize their true “enemy” and thwart its plans, according to the message published by state news agency IRNA. Khamenei has not appeared in public since being appointed Iran’s supreme leader in March. He succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Six months later, diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end are at an impasse. A 60-day deadline set out in June’s preliminary agreement for the two sides to reach a final peace deal expired earlier this month. While mutual attacks have declined in recent weeks, key points of contention remain unresolved, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. ...

By AFP and Posted by TOE Niger’s national television was off air on Saturday after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the capital, including around a military base near the city’s airport which has been attacked twice this year by jihadists. Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence, which has blighted the west African country for around a decade. The origins of Saturday’s shooting were not immediately clear but the military said: “In light of current events, let us remain calm and avoid sharing unverified information. “Our defence and security forces have been mobilised for the defence of the homeland,” it wrote on its official social media pages. One local resident told AFP that there was “heavy gunfire and explosions” at Base 101 in Niamey, a report confirmed by several other witnesses. At 9:00 am (0800 GMT), a black screen had replaced Tele Sahel...

By AFP and Reuters | Posted by TOE An air strike near Chad’s border with Sudan has killed at least 12 people, with Chad accusing the Sudanese army of launching it. Addressing Thursday’s strike, a Chadian security source said it “targeted a fuel market where the RSF [Rapid Support Forces] refuel. The strike killed 12 people and wounded seven”, AFP news agency reported about the attack on the paramilitary group. Chad’s accusation comes against the backdrop of a civil war between Sudan’s army and the RSF which has lasted over three years and displaced millions of people. Previously, Chad said that Sudan was responsible for an air strike that hit a military convoy in its territory last week. Chad’s army said the strikes took place more than 100km (62 miles) inside its territory in the eastern Ennedi region, and that there were no Chadian casualties. In response to threats posed by drones, Chad had raised its alert lev...