Thousands of soldiers and reservists are taking part in the maneuvers.Israel on Tuesday is conducting the largest military exercises in the country's history, which forced the Palestinian militias to declare a state of alert amid the growing tensions and reports about a military operation in the occupied territories.

OTAN expansionThe chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Victor Gulevich, charged on Tuesday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has increased its military presence near the country's borders, which constitutes a growing threat.

Ceremony on Moscow's Red Square marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.President Vladimir Putin on Monday stressed that defending the motherland has always been sacred while speaking at the ceremony on Moscow's Red Square marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

Precautions in China to avoid rare infantile hepatitisChina's General Customs reported that it activated a mechanism to prevent the entry and spread of the unknown etiology hepatitis that mainly affects minors in some twenty countries.

Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative CommitteeAlexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, on Tuesday reported that the financing of biological programs in Ukraine by the United States exceeded 224 million dollars since 2005.