USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President…
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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush
Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an…
Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf
Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf
US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales
The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of…
Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia
The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian…
Turkish diplomat killed in shooting in Iraqi Kurdistan capital
A Turkish diplomat was shot and killed in a restaurant in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of…
Sudan army and protesters finalize civilian-military power-sharing deal
Sudan's protesters and generals inked a deal that aims to install a civilian council, a key demand of demonstrators since…
UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf…
Merkel favorite AKK tapped for German defense minister
CDU party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will become the Germany's next defense minister
Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April
Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months