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US Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan, Resolute Support says

US Army Ranger Leandro A.S. Jasso was killed in combat operations in Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said

Joanne Stocker

Dan Grazier: More money won’t solve US military problems

The US is spending trillions on building a massive conventional military that doesn’t meet the realities of modern hybrid conflicts,…

Bryan Bowman

Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to talks on UN running Hodeidah, envoy says

The UN envoy to Yemen urged warring sides to "keep the peace" in Hodeidah, saying rebels agreed to talks on…

Staff Writer With AFP

Four killed in attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan claimed by Balochi separatists

Four people were killed when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karach, an attack claimed by…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan: Soldiers killed in suicide attack on Khost army base mosque

An explosion rocked a mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing or wounding a number of soldiers,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali: Dogon hunters kill a dozen Fulani herders after rejecting ceasefire

Dogon hunters were blamed for killing a dozen Fulani herders in Ouenkoro in Mali, after an ethnic Dogon armed group…

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria

Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen

Finland will not issue new arms export authorisations to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to concerns over…

Fergus Kelly

Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo

Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there…

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region

Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa…

Fergus Kelly