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France, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coastFrance, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coast

France, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coast

The US, French and British navies launched 'Artemis Trident' anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement in…

Staff Writer With AFP
Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLongBoko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong

Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong

Five years after Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 276 women from Chibok, Dr Elizabeth Pearson looks at how women are exploited…

Elizabeth Pearson
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’

ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’

Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign

Robert Postings
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groupsClimate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups

Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups

Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations

Anna Varfolomeeva
Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16

Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16

At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast apparently targeting the Hazara community at a market…

Staff Writer With AFP
Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensiveTaliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive

Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive

The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a…

Staff Writer With AFP
DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operationDR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation

DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation

DR Congo's army said it had killed 36 Burundian rebels in a three-day operation in the eastern province of South…

Staff Writer With AFP
US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crashUS Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash

US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash

The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles…

Joanne Stocker
Sudan army removes President Bashir from powerSudan army removes President Bashir from power

Sudan army removes President Bashir from power

Sudan's army announced that longtime president Omar al-Bashir had been removed from power

Staff Writer With AFP
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in DiffaNiger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa

Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa

Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out…

Fergus Kelly