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NATO official says alliance faces ‘hybrid challenges’ after reports of Russian smartphone attack

NATO troops in the Baltic states and Poland face hybrid challenges and sophisticated attacks to undermine them, a NATO official…

Anna Varfolomeeva

Two arrested after mustard gas canisters found in eastern England

Two people have been arrested after WW2-era mustard gas canisters were discovered in woods near what was previously an RAF…

Fergus Kelly

Dutch defense minister resigns over deaths of Mali peacekeepers

Both the Dutch defence minister and the chief of its military resigned over the deaths of two soldiers on a UN…

Fergus Kelly

Russia claims al-Qaeda leader Julani seriously injured in Syria airstrike

Russia's defense ministry claimed an airstrike seriously injured Abu Muhammad al-Julani, leader of Syria's Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

Fergus Kelly

Coalition strikes target 16 ISIS ‘tactical units’ near Raqqa – CJTF-OIR

U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq engaged 16 ISIS tactical units and 14 fighting positions near the Syrian city of Raqqa…

Joanne Stocker

Motorbike explodes outside Jordanian defense mission in Paris

A motorbike exploded outside the Jordanian military mission in the French capital early on Wednesday morning. Jordan's Petra news agency…

Joanne Stocker

Mattis details new ‘R4+S’ strategy for Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis provided some details on Tuesday on the new American strategy in Afghanistan, unveiling the…

Anna Varfolomeeva

Mattis: Pentagon supports Tillerson’s diplomatic efforts with North Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Pentagon supports Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's…

Joanne Stocker

Coalition strikes destroy ISIS positions near Raqqa and Kirkuk – CJTF-OIR

U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq destroyed Islamic State fighting positions near Raqqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Kirkuk…

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon confirms US MQ-9 drone shot down in western Yemen

A US MQ-9 Reaper, an armed, medium-altitude surveillance drone, was shot down in Yemen on Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian…

Anna Varfolomeeva