US gets third acting defense secretary as Trump nominates Esper for permanent job
US President Donald Trump's administration named its third acting defense secretary in seven months as he nominates Mark Esper for…
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US special forces member killed in combat mission in Afghanistan
A US service member was killed in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said without giving further details
Somalia: At least 7 dead in al-Shabaab suicide bomb and gun attack at Kismayo hotel
At least seven people were killed in a complex Al-Shabaab suicide vehicle bomb and gun attack on a hotel in…
US approves $600 million sale to Greece of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
The US State Department approved the sale to Greece of up to seven Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters at an estimated…
France launches new Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine
French President Emmanuel Macron launched the first of a new fleet of Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarines
UK sends Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy dispatched HMS Duncan to join HMS Montrose in the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions in the…
Iran strikes militants in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran's IRGC said it launched strikes against militants in Iraqi Kurdistan in response to attacks against Iranian forces this week
Turkey takes delivery of Russian-made S-400 missile defense system parts
Turkey took delivery of components for the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia
Islamic State Turkey province video claims new wilayah in old turf
ISIS released a propaganda video from ‘Wilayah Turkey,’ showing a small group of militants pledging bayah, or allegiance to ISIS…
Syria: Bomb explodes outside church in Qamishli Christian neighborhood
A car bomb detonated near a church in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria, wounding almost a dozen…