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Syria says air defenses intercept missiles near Damascus

Syrian air defense intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" airstrike against targets near the capital Damascus

Staff Writer With AFP

Coronavirus outbreak hits second US Navy ship at sea

A US Navy destroyer deployed off Mexico's western coast is the second American warship at sea to suffer an outbreak…

Jared Szuba

Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire by a month

The Saudi-led coalition said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month due to coronavirus, even as…

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban refuse Afghan government ceasefire offer during Ramadan

The Taliban have dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying a truce is "not rational" as…

Staff Writer With AFP

German court tries ISIS suspect over Yazidi genocide

A man believed to have belonged to ISIS is on trial in Germany accused of genocide and murdering a child…

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran’s IRGC head vows ‘decisive response’ to any US hostility in Gulf

The counter-threat came a day after President Donald Trump said he ordered the Navy to "shoot down" any hostile Iranian…

Staff Writer With AFP

First Syrian state torture trial begins in Germany

Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers go on trial in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity in the first court…

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Pentagon considers North Korean leader to be in ‘full control’ of military

The Pentagon said Wednesday that available intelligence on the state of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's health is not conclusive

Jared Szuba

Not yet clear if Iran military satellite reached orbit, Pentagon says

The US military's second-highest official cautioned against news reports that Iran's first military satellite failed to reach orbit Wednesday

Jared Szuba

British ISIS foreign fighter arrested in Spain

A British former rapper and notorious Islamic state suspect has been arrested in Spain, judicial sources said

Staff Writer With AFP