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Trump’s nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice

Trump's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review is destabilizing and affects native and other American communities that were environmentally damaged for uranium…

Opinion Editor

US concerns over EU PESCO defense pact cloud NATO talks

Brussels (AFP) – NATO defence ministers met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Washington's concerns over the European Union's new…

Staff Writer With AFP

India to procure more than 745,000 rifles and machine guns

India's Defence Acquisition Council approved the purchase of more than 745,000 small arms along with torpedo decoy systems, in procurements…

Fergus Kelly

The Manbij Conundrum

The collapse, or eviction by military force, of the SDF from Manbij would have dire consequences for the stability of…

Opinion Editor

NATO chief signals new training mission in Iraq

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg defense ministers will likely begin planning for a training mission in Iraq when they meet in…

Joanne Stocker

70 children released by South Sudan armed groups remain in interim care center

Most of 300 children released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday have been reunited with their families.

Anna Varfolomeeva

SDF claims it shot down a Turkish Bayraktar drone that crashed in Efrin

The Syrian Democratic Forces claimed its fighters shot down a Turkish Bayraktar Tactical drone that crashed near Quda, a small town in…

Fergus Kelly

Pakistan Taliban says deputy chief killed in US drone strike

The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a US drone strike, the militant group said in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Latvia to buy Israeli Spike guided missiles for CVR-T vehicles for €108 million

Latvia is to buy Israel-made Spike anti-tank guided missiles for it CVR-T armored vehicle fleet for €108 million ($132 million)

Fergus Kelly

Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian man for life over ISIS ties

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to…

Staff Writer With AFP