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RAF Red Arrows jet crashes near Wales base

A British military Hawk jet used by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team with two people on…

Fergus Kelly

Seychelles opposition to block military deal with India for Assumption island base

The Seychelles opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said it will not ratify a deal signed with India…

Fergus Kelly

Sixth successful test for Lockheed’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

Lockheed Martin says it successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) launched from a U.S. Air Force B-1B…

Fergus Kelly

Erdogan says Turkey to expand military operation in Syria to Manbij, Kobane and Qamishli

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to expand Turkey's campaign in Syria to other Kurd-held territory up to the Iraq border,…

Fergus Kelly

Canada to deploy troops and helicopters to Mali as part of UN MINUSMA mission

Canada will deploy an infantry unit and military trainers along with attack and transport helicopters to Mali for 12 months…

Staff Writer With AFP

‘We will not allow any arms race’ – Putin says Russia will reduce military spending

Ruling out an 'arms race', Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the country would cut its military spending,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Kurds threaten guerrilla campaign after Turkey takes control of Syria’s Efrin

Turkish troops and their allies took control of the Syrian town of Efrin, while mainly Kurdish militias said they would now…

Staff Writer With AFP

Omar Alloush – murdered for building a shared future for Syria’s Arabs and Kurds?

Assassinated in his home, Alloush worked for reconciliation between Arabs and Kurds, focusing on stabilization projects in land liberated from…

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg

“We don’t want a new Cold War,” NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the alliance did not want a return to Cold War hostilities with Russia after the…

Fergus Kelly

US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard

A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an…

Fergus Kelly