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Technology
Japan Weighs Ships for Aegis Missile Defense System
Japan will build two ships equipped with Aegis missile interceptors after public opposition forced the government to scrap deployment of a costly land-based system, the country's defense minister said.
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Americas
US Army Sacks Commanders Over Texas Base Crime Wave
The US Army announced it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.
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Africa
10 Nigerian Troops Killed in Clashes With ISWAP Jihadists: Sources
Ten Nigerian troops were killed and one was taken hostage in clashes with IS-linked jihadists in northeast Nigerian Borno state, according to two security sources.
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Africa
IS Steps up Sinai Fight With Bombs in Civilian Homes
Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped.
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Africa
Egyptian Army Says Killed 40 Suspected Jihadists in Sinai
The Egyptian army said it had killed 40 suspected jihadist militants since September in air and ground operations in the Sinai region.
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Africa
Drones, Wars, Genocide: Tainted Legacy of Nobel Peace Laureates
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is not the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to go to war.
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Middle East
IS Built up Arsenal After ‘Red Flags’ Ignored: Study
Islamic State jihadists build up a major arsenal of explosives, weapons, and drones through a sophisticated procurement process that saw "red flags" ignored by governments and suppliers, a monitoring group said.
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Africa
Abiy Says Ethiopia Working to Restore Order in Conflict-Hit Tigray
PM Ahmed said efforts were under way to restore order in Tigray, where doctors and humanitarian workers say fighting and lawlessness were hindering aid delivery to desperate civilians.
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Middle East
Gunmen Kill 5 South Yemen Separatists: Security Official
Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed five south Yemen separatists in Abyan province on Monday, in the terror group's biggest attack in the region for months.
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Middle East
Iran Says Scientist Killed by Satellite-Controlled Machine Gun
A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards told local media Sunday.
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