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French soldiers killed in Burkina Faso raid to free foreign hostages

French forces freed two French hostages as well as an American and a South Korean in Burkina Faso in a…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria’s Civilian JTF militia releases 900 child recruits

Nearly 900 children held by the Civilian JTF militia fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed, UNICEF said

Staff Writer With AFP

Qatar cleared for $3 billion purchase of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

The US approved the sale of 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Qatar at an estimated cost of $3 billion,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Kenya court jails British terror suspect Jermaine Grant for possessing explosives

A Kenyan court sentenced British terror suspect Jermaine Grant to four years prison for possessing bomb-making materials

Staff Writer With AFP

US airstrike kills 13 Somalia ISIS fighters, AFRICOM says

A US airstrike in has killed 13 Islamic State fighters in the Golis mountains in northern Somalia, US Africa Command…

Joanne Stocker

North Korea fires missiles in second launch in days

North Korea welcomed a US envoy's visit to Seoul by firing two missiles, the South's military said, in Pyongyang's second…

Staff Writer With AFP

Death toll in Taliban attack targeting Afghanistan aid workers in Kabul rises to 9

The death toll from the Taliban attack in Kabul has risen to nine, including five members of the Afghan security…

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State claims attack on DR Congo military base near Kamango

ISIS claimed fighters from its Central Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in Bunduguya in eastern Democratic Republic of…

Fergus Kelly

US military must fully disclose civilian casualties in lethal airstrikes

Investigations indicate true extent of civilian deaths in Raqqa could be double that acknowledged by the US military

Opinion Editor

Suicide bombing targets Pakistan sufi shrine in Lahore

A suicide blast at one of Pakistan's oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded…

Staff Writer With AFP