Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades…
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Five Colombian soldiers killed in suspected ELN rebel attack
Bogota (AFP) – Five Colombian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack near the Venezuelan border…
Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard
Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 near Jilib, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two fighters and injured a third on February 26, the U.S.…
Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in…
Russia vetoes UN draft resolution pressuring Iran over Yemen, China abstains
Russia vetoed a UN draft resolution presented by the UK that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block…
“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of…
Putin orders daily ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a daily 5-hour "humanitarian pause" in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Eastern…
Colombia’s ELN announce new ceasefire during legislative election
Colombia's ELN rebels, whose peace talks with the government have been suspended since the end of January, announced on Monday…
Iraqi court sentences 15 women to death for joining ISIS
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced 15 Turkish women to death for joining Islamic State and one to life in prison,…