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US and South Korea postpone joint military exercises over coronavirus concerns

The US and South Korean militaries postponed forthcoming joint exercises as the Asian country announced its biggest increase in coronavirus…

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US approves sale to Tunisia of 4 AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft

The US State Department approved an estimated $325.8 million sale of four Beechcraft AT-6C Wolverine light attack aircraft to Tunisia

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UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions regime for another year

The UN renewed sanctions on Yemen for another year, after negotiations between the UK and Russia, which threatened to veto…

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First US soldier stationed in South Korea tests positive for coronavirus

An US soldier stationed in South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, commanders said

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US airstrike kills al-Shabaab leader involved in Manda Bay attack, AFRICOM says

A US airstrike in Somalia killed a senior al-Shabaab official believed to have planned a January raid on Manda Bay…

Jared Szuba

Three Irish soldiers injured in IED blast east of Gao in Mali

Three Irish soldiers sustained minor injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded near their convoy east of Gao in eastern…

Fergus Kelly

Taliban attacks down as Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ deal holds

A partial, week-long truce between the Taliban, American and Afghan forces held tenuously for a fourth day, despite several insurgent…

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Slow admissions of civilian harm in Somalia raise questions about US transparency

AFRICOM’s new commander General Stephen Townsend drove openness in civilian casualty reporting in the war against ISIS in Iraq and…

Jared Szuba

Greece and France to ‘reinforce’ bilateral defense cooperation agreement

Greece will sign a wide-ranging defense deal with France in coming months, after a similar agreement with the United States.

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UN warns of ‘real bloodbath’ as northwest Syria fighting threatens displaced people

Fighting in northwest Syria is coming "dangerously close" to encampments with around a million displaced people, risking an imminent "bloodbath,"…

Staff Writer With AFP