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Russian air strikes batter Syria’s Idlib: monitor
Russian warplanes battered Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, a war monitor said, as...
Israel does not rule out striking Iranian targets in Iraq
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday signalled his country could strike Iranian targets in Iraq if they threatened Israel,...
Pentagon official cautions India over buying Russian arms
A top Pentagon official cautioned India on Wednesday that there are no guarantees for a special waiver from US sanctions...
North Korea still ‘serious and imminent threat’: Japan
North Korea still poses a "serious and imminent threat", Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since an...
Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic
Moscow and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on Tuesday, less than a month after three Russian...
Yemen bus strike killed 40 children, says Red Cross
Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen,...
US Defense Chief Woos Brazil as Chinese Influence Grows
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Brazil's clout and urged closer strategic ties Tuesday in what appeared to be part...
Special Forces Soldiers help Afghan forces defeat ISIS in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan Special Security Forces, advised by U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, captured a...
FY19 Defense Authorization Bill Passes Congress in Record Speed
The Defense Department applauds the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at the swiftest pace in...
Erdogan backs ally Maduro after ‘assassination bid’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday spoke by phone with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, passing on his best wishes...
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