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Germany pauses Iraq training but says no ‘concrete threat’ to military personnel

Germany has halted its training of soldiers in Iraq, a defense ministry spokesman said as tensions rise between neighboring Iran…

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US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Baghdad and Erbil missions

The US State Department ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq and consulate in Erbil amid increased tensions…

Joanne Stocker

US and Iran sound the retreat after beating drums of war

US and Iranian leadership displayed rare agreement in comments as officials sought to publicly downplay the possibility of military conflict

Joanne Stocker

Spain recalls frigate from US Navy strike group over Gulf tensions

Spain has recalled a frigate accompanying a US aircraft carrier to the Middle East because of rising tensions between the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger soldier wounded in Koutoukalé prison attack dies

A Niger soldier injured in what officials say was a terrorist attack on the high-security Koutoukale prison has died of…

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi Arabia oil facilities in drone attacks

Yemen's Houthi rebels said they carried drone attacks in Saudi Arabia that halted the pumping of crude oil along a…

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Roadside bomb blast kills 3 Nigeria soldiers near Damboa

At least three Nigerian soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed when their truck was struck by an IED planted…

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‘Terrorist’ attack on Niger high-security Koutoukalé prison foiled

Authorities in Niger on Monday foiled a "terrorist" attack on a high-security prison near the capital Niamey, Interior Minister Mohamed…

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Four Pakistan police officers killed in Quetta bombing

Four police were killed and nine people wounded when militants detonated a bomb hidden under a motorbike in the southwestern…

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Haftar’s Libya offensive threatens peace and stability, EU says

Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli represents a threat to international peace, the European Union warned

Staff Writer With AFP