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US bases under threat from climate change, top admiral confirms

Climate change and a deteriorating environment are likely to fuel social disorder and could threaten some U.S. military bases.

Staff Writer With AFP

An inside look at the first US domestic deradicalization program

Following an increase in the number of extremists in US criminal justice system, a unique deradicalization program is now being…

Ivy Kaplan

Number of child soldiers involved in conflicts worldwide jumps 159% in 5 years

The number of child soldiers globally has increased 159 percent within five years, with almost 30,000 verified recruitment cases since 2012.

Anna Varfolomeeva

Terrorism ‘expanding’ in Sahel, African Union security chief warns

The African Union peace and security chief Smail Chergui deplored the spread of "terrorism" in the Sahel region.

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Poland to spend $414 million on Lockheed’s HIMARS mobile rocket system

Poland said it will buy HIMARS mobile rocket launchers worth $414 million from US defense giant Lockheed Martin

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills two in northern Adamawa state

A soldier and a local chief were killed in Boko Haram attacks in Madagali and Gubla in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa…

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Ethiopians killed in UN Mi-8 helicopter crash in disputed Abyei

An Ethiopian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a UN compound in the Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, killing three…

Staff Writer With AFP

250 rebels captured after French strikes on convoy, Chad army says

Chad's military said it had captured more than 250 rebels after Chadian and French operations against militants trying to cross…

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram kills three Nigeria troops in attack on Ngwom base near Maiduguri

Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram militants raided a military base in in Ngwom near Maiduguri northeast Nigeria, security…

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo: Attack in southern Beni blamed on ADF kills 7

The death toll in a suspected militia attack in DR Congo has risen, after armed men attacked civilians and a…

Staff Writer With AFP