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Nearly 350,000 people in Tigray, Ethiopia in famine conditions

Click arrows to view gallery The most extreme warning of of food insecurity - Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) - was issued Thursday after UN agencies and aid groups concluded tha

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Macron says stable Mali, not only French troops, can fight terrorism

French troops on their own can not fight terrorism in Africa's Sahel region, and stable political institutions in Mali also have a role, French President Emmanuel Macro

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Jet pack army?

02:24 The U.K. Royal Navy and the Marines are testing out jet packs designed by developer Gravity Industries in the U.K.They performed a boarding operation on a moving ship. A marine in

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Rockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces: Iraqi military

At least two rockets landed on the Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said in a statement.The statemen

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Russia says troops returning from Crimea after drills: TASS

Russia's defense ministry said on Friday it had begun returning troops from Crimea to their permanent bases after they took part in military exercises, the TASS news agency reported.Russia announced

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Germany plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan from July 4

The German defense ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in early July, after the U.S. announced plans to pull out by September 11."A withdrawal date of July 4

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Australia to hold inquiry to examine military suicides

Australia will hold a Royal Commission to examine suicides among serving and former military personnel, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, bowing to public p

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Somali, AU forces arrest Shabab fighters in joint operation

VCG Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission (AMISOM) forces arrested several Shabab fighters in a joint operation in southern Somalia on Sunday, the AU mission said on Monday.AMIS

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Russian security service briefly detains Ukrainian diplomat

The Ukrainian diplomat detained in St. Petersburg, was held for several hours, and he was now back at the country's consulate, said Ukraine's foreign ministry on Saturd

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Is it a good time to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan?

01:01 U.S. President Joe Biden announced the complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan bySeptember 11, 2021.This year marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terror a

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Australia to withdraw last remaining troops from Afghanistan in Sep.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday the last remaining Australian troops will depart Afghanistan in September."In line with the United States and other allies and partners, the las

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Ukraine says it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression' in conflict area

Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday his country could be provoked by Russian aggravation of the situation in the conflict area of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass regi

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'What if we are actually the bad guys?'

01:32 "Imagine, your leaders told you to fight for freedom. But everywhere the military went, people only saw destruction and chaos, even after the troops moved out.""Since 2001, the w

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Ethiopia's PM says Eritrea has agreed to withdraw border troops

Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its troops from Ethiopian territory along their joint border, Ethiopia's prime ministersaid on Friday, days after first acknowledging neighboring forces had entered his

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Afghan government to attend rival U.S.- and Russia-backed peace talks

The Afghan government has confirmed its participation in two peace conferences backed separately by the U.S. and Russia, the country's national security council said on Saturday.The Russian-backed co

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Armenia to hold military drills March 16-20

Armenia's defense ministry on Friday said military exercises involving 7,500 troops would be held in the country March 16-20, the RIA news agency reported.The ministry said the exercise aims to test

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S. Korea agrees to 13.9% increase in its share of cost for U.S. troops

South Korea has agreed to a 13.9 percent increase in its contribution to the cost of hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops for 2021, the biggest annual rise in nearly two decades, its foreign ministry said