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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout

A Belgian court sentenced the sole surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, to 20 years in prison over…

Staff Writer With AFP

Airstrikes on Yemen wedding party kill and injure dozens

Airstrikes on a wedding party in Yemen have killed at least 20 people and injured 40 others, according to health…

Joanne Stocker

Serbia receives 4 MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus

Serbia has received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said, adding that he recently had talks…

Fergus Kelly

At least 14 suspected Maoist guerrillas killed in gunfight with police in India

At least 14 suspected Maoist guerrillas were killed Sunday in a gunfight in India's central state of Maharashtra, police said,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine killed in Dagestan counter-terror raid

Nine people suspected of plotting an attack in Russia were killed in a shootout with security forces in Dagestan, the…

Staff Writer With AFP

15 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mali counter-terror op, while al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claims Timbuktu attack

Mali's armed forces said 15 militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-terror operation, while the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claimed…

Fergus Kelly

Greece to lease French FREMM frigates amid Turkey tensions in Aegean

Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry, as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Toward ‘Non-Nuclear Deterrence’? Russia’s investment in conventional strategic strike

Taking an in-depth look at Russia's long-range conventional strike plans, Dr James Bosbotinis argues that the challenge for the West…

James Bosbotinis

US approves $1.2 billion sale to Mexico of 8 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

The US State Department approved the sale of eight MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters along with Hellfire missiles, rockets, guns and other…

Fergus Kelly

US eases restrictions on armed drone exports in bid to boost sales

The US dropped some restrictions on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies…

Staff Writer With AFP