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Does cyber warfare spell the end of armies?

08:03 Artificial Intelligence, unmanned drones, cyber attacks and GPS tracking now play a key role in global conflict, but does that mean the end of traditional warfare?It's a question

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14 militants killed, 15 injured in clashes in Somalia's central region

Somali National Army (SNA) killed 14 al-Shabab fighters and injured 15 others in a fierce confrontation on Friday in the central region of Gal Gadud, the military chief said on Saturday. /Xinhua

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Trump administration advances $10 billion defense sale to UAE, source says

The U.S. State Department sent Congress an informal notification of plans to sell $10 billion of defense equipment, including precision-guided munitions, non-precision

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More than 50 jihadists killed in operation in Mali: French officials

FILE PHOTO: French soldiers in Dougourakoro, to the east of the capital Bamako, Mali. /VCG Image More than 50 Islamist militants were killed and four others were arrested in a security operati

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Brazil deploys 4,000 troops to stem crime in Amazon region

VCG Image Brazil has deployed more than 4,000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana in a bid to stop the trafficking of drugs, weapons and gold, as we

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Putin: Russia Prioritising Increasing Space Satellite Group and Building Advanced Satellites

A meeting on the development of the space industry is taking place in Moscow on 2 November, with one of the key areas under discussion being the country's space mission

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Explainer: The future of war (and peace)

02:10 What might a future war look like? Where will it take place? What 'weapons' might be used? And do technological advances actually make the world a safer and more peaceful place?T

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China to sanction U.S. individuals, entities over Taiwan arms sales

Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are among the list of U.S. businesses and individuals that will face Chinese sanctions over arms sales to China's Taiwan, announced

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Putin proposes Russia, U.S. extend New START arms control treaty for one year

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday that Russia and the United States extend their New START arms control treaty that expires in February for at least a

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China will "never" be part of arms control talks with U.S. and Russia: Chinese envoy at UN

China's envoy to the UN Geng Shuang said on Monday that China will not join the so-called "trilateral arms control negotiation" with the U.S. and Russia as the U.S. int

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EU to sanction Russians over Navalny poisoning, diplomats say

European Union foreign ministers backed a Franco-German plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve

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North Korea may show new missiles at weekend military parade

For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and the deepening economic pain

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3 rockets land near U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq's Kurdish region

Three rockets landed near a U.S.-led coalition military base outside Erbil International Airport in the Iraqi semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan on Wednesday night, CNN reported, citing officials fr

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Germany replaces military intelligence boss after far-right scandals

Soldiers from Germany's elite Special Forces Command, known as the KSK, take part in a training exercise in Calw, southern Germany. /AP Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauerwil

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'Poisoned' Russian opposition leader posts picture from hospital bed

Navalny was pictured together with his wife Yulia and his two children. /AFP/Handout/Instagram account @navalny Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself on Instagr

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U.S. to challenge World Court's jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case

Lawyers for the United States are expected on Monday to reject the jurisdiction of the U.N.’s highest court to resolve a case brought by Iran seeking to lift U.S. sanct

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UK Chief of Defence Intelligence Warns of Capability of Russia’s Burevestnik Missile

The United Kingdom’s chief of defence intelligence, Lt. Gen. Jim Hockenhull, has warned that Russia’s nuclear-powered Burevestnik (NATO name Skyfall) cruise missiles co