Tag: military service
We’re protecting Israel by praying, insist ultra-Orthodox Jews
In the middle of a six-lane interchange at the main entrance to Jerusalem, 200,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews are beseeching…
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rally in Jerusalem against military service
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in Jerusalem to demand that ultra-Orthodox Jewish people remain exempt from…
Analysis-German coalition unruliness threatens Merz’s reform agenda
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas RinkeBERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is struggling to push through two key…
Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service
President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday…
Kansas honors Gold Star families who lost loved ones in military
State officials honored Gold Star families — the immediate family members of someone who has died in active-duty…
Archives released too much of Sherrill’s military record to her political opponent
Washington — A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill's…
Russian general who served in Ukraine war is dismissed
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin, a senior commander who served in the first phase of the…
Freed Israeli-American hostage says he will return to military service
Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has announced that he intends to return to Israeli military service next month,…
‘We threw hand grenades!’ Russian kids as young as 8 get taste of military training
ROSTOV REGION, Russia (Reuters) -Scores of schoolchildren enjoyed a riverside adventure in southern Russia this week, but it…
Israel ultra-Orthodox vow to push back after students’ arrest
Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pledged to resist government moves to call up seminary students for military service on…