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France begins trial of 5 women accused in Notre-Dame car bomb plot

Five women went on trial in France in an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Paris'…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with…

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthi rebels call for end to Yemen’s civil war, offer to halt strikes on Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebels called for an end to the country's four-year civil war, promising to halt strikes on Saudi Arabia…

Jared Szuba

US carries out airstrike against ISIS fighters in Libya, Africa Command says

US forces carried out an airstrike against Islamic State fighters in southwest Libya, Africa Command said

Joanne Stocker

Northern Ireland police recover mortar ‘component’ in Castlewellan after day-long operation

Police in Northern Ireland recovered part of a mortar after a day-long search in Castlewellan near the border with Ireland

Joanne Stocker

INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq

US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq…

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Saudi Arabia begins new operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels near Hodeidah

The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen near Hodeidah, its first strike…

Staff Writer With AFP

Colt awarded $42 million contract to produce M4, M4A1 carbines for 13 countries

Colt was awarded a $42 million foreign military sales contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for 13 countries after…

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers

ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers…

Fergus Kelly