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Islamic State Expanding Globally Amid Setbacks: US Official

The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Aid Worker With Charity World Vision Killed in DR Congo

A worker with the British charity World Vision has been killed in an ambush on a humanitarian convoy in eastern…

Staff Writer With AFP

US Troop Drawdown in Iraq Is Double-Edged Sword for Iran

The US force reduction in Iraq reinforces the oft-used narrative that Iran is impervious to American imperialism but conversely undermines…

Andrew Leonard

Clashes in Indian Kashmir After Four Killed

Hundreds of angry residents clashed with government forces Thursday in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir after a firefight left…

Staff Writer With AFP

Eyeing China, Pentagon Plans Larger, ‘More Lethal’ Navy

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced an ambitious plan to expand the US Navy with unmanned and autonomous ships, submarines,…

Staff Writer With AFP

US Space Force Chief: ‘Prepare for War in Space’

The United States doesn’t want to engage in warfare in space but must be prepared for such a scenario, Chief…

Ronald Watkins

France Sees Joint European Military Drone Project Launched This Year

France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after…

Staff Writer With AFP

Debunking Prevalent Myths About the Taliban

If not fact-checked and debunked, myths about the Taliban could cloud Afghan peace talks, making reconciliation hard if not impossible.

Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi

Greece Denies Arms Spending Will Cost 10 Billion Euros

Greece's defense minister dismissed reports that his country would spend 10 billion euros on an arms overhaul announced at the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Jets Bomb Gaza After Rocket Fire Clouds Peace Deal Signing

Israel bombed Gaza on Wednesday morning after militants fired rockets through the night, overshadowing the signing of landmark normalization deals…

Staff Writer With AFP