Tag: Armed Forces

• Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 10:28 UTC

  New State of Emergency declared in Ecuador after mass killing

  

  A violent mass shooting in the Ecuadorean port city of Manta left at least six people dead and a dozen wounded on New Year's Eve, as President Daniel Noboa declared a fresh 60-day State of Emergency across nine provinces.

• Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Twitter suspended accounts associated with Venezuela's regime and military

  

  Twitter Inc has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuela's government and military, including the OPEC nation's oil ministry and the armed forces' operational command.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan military exercises along the Colombian border

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Peruvian president sends the Army to keep order in a mining port

  

  Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra has authorized the army to maintain order at a key mining port, a day before an expected new round of protests against Southern Copper Corp’s US$1.4-billion proposed Tia Maria mine.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Chilean congress will have tighter oversight of copper funding of armed forces

  

  Chilean lawmakers passed a measure this week abolishing an antiquated, decades-old law under which state-run Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner, helped foot the bill for the country’s military.

• Friday, July 26th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Venezuela's Defense minister condemns opposition's plan to rejoin regional military assistance treaty

  

  The Venezuelan defense minister said that the Venezuelan Armed Forces condemn the Juan Guaido-led opposition's plans to re-join the Rio Treaty. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) is “an instrument of domination and interventionism that goes against independence and sovereignty of peoples.”

• Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 07:02 UTC

  UK Armed Forces expected to receive a 2.9% increase before PM May steps down

  

  Two million United Kingdom public service workers including the Armed Forces are reportedly set to be given a £2 billion pay rise. The Times reports that soldiers will receive an increase of 2.9%, while police officers and dentists/consultants will both receive a 2.5% pay rise.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands' veteran discharged because of his sexuality suing MoD for the return of his medals

  

  A Falklands veteran forced out of the Royal Navy over his sexuality plans to sue for the return of military honours. Joe Ousalice, 68, served for nearly 18 years but was discharged in 1993 when there was a ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro reveals Brazil is working with the US to sow dissent in Venezuelan army

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is working with the US government to sow dissent within the Venezuelan army. Bolsonaro, during an interview with Jovem Pan radio, and added if there is a military invasion in Venezuela, he would ask to seek the counsel of Brazil's National Defense Council and Congress on what, if any, action his country should take.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 19:47 UTC

  326 Venezuelan armed forces officials have defected in Colombia

  

  The number of members of the Venezuelan Armed Forces who defected across the Venezuelan-Colombian border since Saturday, February 23, has risen to 326, according to Colombian immigration authorities.