Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, Chief Operations Officer, Royal Bhutan Army, concluded his official visit to India, marking a key step in further strengthening the defence relations between Bhutan ...

The General’s itinerary included visits to Gaya, New Delhi, and Kolkata, each playing a crucial role in reinforcing bilateral ...

Bhutan has consistently emerged as a model of democracy since 2008, standing in stark contrast to the challenges faced by democratic values in its neighborhood. The country’s journey toward democracy ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has made ...

Quote: "It [the peacekeeping mission] can’t be without the United States. Even if some European friends think it can be, no it can’t be. Nobody will risk without the United States." Zelenskyy warned ...

The prospect of a rapid settlement has focused minds in Kyiv and Europe on the urgent need for security guarantees to prevent any future Russian attack, with the idea of peacekeeping force circulating ...

This grant comes at a time when Bhutan is facing reduced external grant inflows following its graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in December 2023. External grants dropped to Nu 10.62 ...

Germany may consider deploying its troops in a peacekeeping mission to monitor a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on January 18. The idea of sending a ...

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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck honored Laurene Powell Jobs with the inaugural Bhutan GNH Medal, a rare national honor. At the ceremony yesterday, Queen Jetsun Pema joined her husband ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned the British Army may be too small to deploy troops to Ukraine for peacekeeping. The prime minister told Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby during a trip to Kyiv ...