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Soldier ‘in US custody after being deported from North Korea’
Soldier ‘in US custody after being deported from North Korea’
The US soldier who illegally crossed the heavily armed border into North Korea is in American custody, US officials said. One official said that Travis King was transferred to US custody in China.

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

North Korea set to expel US soldier who entered illegally across border
North Korea set to expel US soldier who entered illegally across border
North Korea has said it will expel a US soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border with the South in July.

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

North Korea offers first official confirmation it has detained US soldier
North Korea offers first official confirmation it has detained US soldier
North Korea has offered its first official confirmation that it has detained a US soldier who bolted into the country last month, releasing a statement through its propaganda outlet attributing unverified statements to the army private that ...

Wed, 16 Aug, 2023

North Korea says US soldier was disillusioned at American society
North Korea says US soldier was disillusioned at American society
North Korea said that a US soldier who bolted into the country across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned at the inequality of American society.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

David Holden court case - Belfast
Veteran convicted of Troubles killing set to be sentenced
A former soldier found guilty of killing a man at an army checkpoint in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago is expected to be sentenced later.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

David Holden court case - Belfast
Former British soldier convicted of Troubles killing to be sentenced next week
The sentence will be given next Thursday February 2, the court heard

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

David Holden court case - Belfast
‘Mixed emotions’ as Aidan McAnespie's relatives remember those not alive to see guilty verdict
“I’m thinking of my father and my mother that prayed and prayed for this day, and they’re not here to see it," his brother Sean said.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

David Holden court case - Belfast
Former British soldier guilty of manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie
Aidan McAnespie was on his way to a local Gaelic Athletic Association club when he was shot in the back.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

Remains of US soldier who went missing during Korean War are identified
Remains of US soldier who went missing during Korean War are identified
Four former POWs reported in 1953 that Mr Puopolo had died at a POW camp in February 1951

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

Kashmir Missing Soldier
Missing Indian soldier’s body found on glacier after 38 years
The remains of an Indian army soldier have been found more than 38 years after he went missing on a glacier at the highest point along the heavily militarised contested border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

David Holden court case - Belfast
Bid to stop trial of Army veteran rejected at Belfast court
The Holden case is one of a series of high-profile prosecutions of veterans that have been pursued in Northern Ireland in recent years

Mon, 30 May, 2022

Russia Ukraine War
Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial
A Ukrainian court has sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian civilian – following the first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion.

Mon, 23 May, 2022

Russia Ukraine War
Russian soldier at war crimes trial asks victim’s widow to forgive him
A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine has said he shot a civilian on orders from two officers and pleaded for his victim’s widow to forgive him.

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Russia Ukraine War
Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict
Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region on February 28, four days into the invasion.

Wed, 18 May, 2022

Dennis Hutchings court case
Partner of army veteran taking human rights case against British government
Dennis Hutchings, an 80-year-old from Cawsand in Cornwall, died in Belfast last year after contracting Covid-19 while he was in the city to face trial over a fatal shooting in Co Tyrone in 1974

Mon, 25 Apr, 2022

Aidan McAnespie death investigation
Army veteran to go on trial charged with Troubles killing
An Army veteran will go on trial later charged with killing a man at a cross-border checkpoint in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. David Jonathan Holden, 52, is accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Italy WWII Soldier
Second World War veteran reunited with Italians he saved as children
An American soldier has been reunited with three Italians he is credited with saving during the Second World War when they were young children.

Tue, 24 Aug, 2021

Derry man blinded by rubber bullet as a boy accepts soldier’s apology
Derry man blinded by rubber bullet as a boy accepts soldier’s apology
A man blinded by a soldier as a child has described how he accepted his apology.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2020

Kilkenny soldier remembers bloody 'Battle of the Tunnel' in Congo 57 years ago
Kilkenny soldier remembers bloody 'Battle of the Tunnel' in Congo 57 years ago

Today’s date, December 16, will forever live in the memories of former soldiers who were involved in one of the most famous battles in war-torn Congo in 1961.

Sun, 16 Dec, 2018

Soldier given drug for malaria sues State
Soldier given drug for malaria sues State

A Cork soldier who was given the anti-malarial drug, Lariam, for an overseas tour of duty in Chad, has sued the State in the High Court.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2017

The horrors of WWII through the eyes of an Irishman
The horrors of WWII through the eyes of an Irishman
After decades of trying to forget the horrors he experienced in the Second World War, Harry Callan, an Irishman, has told his extraordinary story, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

Thu, 30 Mar, 2017

Latest: French authorities identify Louvre attacker
Latest: French authorities identify Louvre attacker

Update 10.09pm: The man who attacked soldiers in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris is believed to be an Egyptian, French authorities have said.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Appeal bid over jailing for murder of ex-soldier
Appeal bid over jailing for murder of ex-soldier

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a 71-year-old retired soldier, whom he knew and whose fires he would light in his home, has moved to appeal his conviction.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2017

Bereaved Muslim parents criticise ‘ignorant’ Donald Trump
Bereaved Muslim parents criticise ‘ignorant’ Donald Trump
The parents of a soldier who died while on active service with the US Army in Iraq have accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of ignorance for his criticism of them after their appearance at the Democratic National Convention.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

These soldiers are swapping their boots for ballet shoes
These soldiers are swapping their boots for ballet shoes

After a long day patrolling the demilitarised zone of the Korean peninsula, these South-Korean soldiers trade their military boots for a pair of ballet shoes.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2016

US soldier Bowe Bergdahl held by Taliban faces court-martial
US soldier Bowe Bergdahl held by Taliban faces court-martial

US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a prisoner of the Taliban for five years, will face court-martial on charges of desertion and endangering US troops, army officials said yesterday.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Former soldier gets eight years for killing sex worker in Westmeath
Former soldier gets eight years for killing sex worker in Westmeath

A former soldier who killed a sex worker in Co. Westmeath has been jailed for eight years.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Palestinian shot after knife attack on soldier
Palestinian shot after knife attack on soldier
A Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli soldier near a holy site in the West Bank city of Hebron has been shot, the Israeli army said.

Tue, 27 Oct, 2015

PICS: Call of duty as soldier weds girl of his dreams
PICS: Call of duty as soldier weds girl of his dreams

Almost exactly 12 months after his heart-warming proposal became an internet sensation, a romantic Irish solider has finally married the girl of his dreams.

Sat, 03 Oct, 2015

Soldiers killed in Turkey car bomb attack after airstrikes launched
Soldiers killed in Turkey car bomb attack after airstrikes launched

Two soldiers have been killed in south-east Turkey in a car bomb attack on a military vehicle blamed on Kurdish rebels, authorities said today.

Sun, 26 Jul, 2015

Two soldiers arrested over suspected involvement with dissident republicans
Two soldiers arrested over suspected involvement with dissident republicans

Armed gardaí arrested two Defence Forces personnel yesterday in connection with dissident terrorist activity and the discovery of a pipe bomb in Co Donegal.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2014

Life term for brush murder of retired soldier
Life term for brush murder of retired soldier

A Limerick man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a retired soldier with a sweeping brush.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2014

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