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South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar agree ‘permanent’ ceasefire

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to the civil war, to take…

Staff Writer With AFP

Weekend attacks in central Nigeria kill more than 200, governor says

More than 200 people were killed in violence against farming communities in central Nigeria's Plateau state, according to the governor

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia to buy six MQ-4C Triton drones, first to be in service in 2023

Australia is to invest Au$1.4 billion ($1.04 billion) to procure the first of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for…

Fergus Kelly

UN investigation concludes Mali soldiers “executed” 12 civilians in Boulikessi

Malian soldiers deployed to the G5 Sahel Joint Force "summarily and/or arbitrarily" executed 12 civilians in retaliation for the death…

Fergus Kelly

Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria

Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria

Neil Hauer

UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush

A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Here’s photos of US and Turkish vehicles patrolling Manbij (but not together)

The Pentagon has posted photos of U.S. military vehicles in Manbij, the Syrian city until recently at the heart of…

Joanne Stocker

Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States

Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as…

Nishtha Sharma

Six EU states sign declaration on PESCO cyber rapid response

Six European Union states signed a declaration of intent to create rapid response teams to help countering cyber attacks under the…

Anna Varfolomeeva

Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections

Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The…

Erin A. Neale