Afghan Defence Chiefs Resign Over Deadly Taliban Attack
Afghanistan’s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores ...
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US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new presidency, as ...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the ...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two ...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of Lebanon's ...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington ...
North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula
A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, ...
US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To N Korea
The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend A US aircraft carrier ...
Philippines, US To Hold Annual ‘Balikatan’ Military Drills
The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its commitment to the ...
G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign ministers ...
Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state ...
Russian Anger Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Cancel Moscow Trip
Russia has hit out at Boris Johnson's decision to scrap a planned trip to Moscow after discussions with the US. ...
Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87 civilians ...
UK Blames Russia For Syria Deaths
Russia is to blame for “every civilian death” in the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria, Defence Secretary Sir ...
Royals To Commemorate Defining WW1 Battle
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to join more than 25,000 people in northern France to mark the ...
UK Accused of ‘losing Cool’ On Gibraltar By Spanish Minister
Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said his government had been "surprised by the tone of comments coming out of ...
Sri Lanka Signals Arrests Over High-Profile Killings
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said Wednesday he would not protect anyone guilty of murder during the civil war, flagging ...
Japan Loans Manila Military Planes For South China Sea
The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the ...
Seven Held After Armed Police Raids
Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. Acting Deputy ...
London Attack: Seven Held After Westminster Attack
Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. Acting Deputy ...