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Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire, three wounded

The Israeli air force hit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday lightly wounding three people, after Palestinians fired at southern…

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Arabia to buy more than 600 Raytheon-made Joint Standoff Weapons for $302 million

Raytheon has been awarded a $302 million contract to produce 618 AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon glide bombs for Saudi Arabia

Fergus Kelly

US drone strike targets Al Shabaab in Somalia

A US Africa Command drone strike in Somalia targeted al-Shabaab near the capital Mogadishu, the latest US airstrike against al-Qaeda…

Joanne Stocker

NATO extends Secretary General Stoltenberg’s mandate until 2020

NATO has extended Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's mandate until September 2020, the alliance said

Fergus Kelly

Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north

Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern…

Staff Writer With AFP

EU formally establishes 25-member PESCO defense and security cooperation pact

The Council of the EU established the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defense (PESCO) consisting of 25 member states

Fergus Kelly

Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal from Syria during surprise visit to Hmeimim air base

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia seeks to boost naval cooperation with Japan while criticizing Korean exercises

Russia and Japan are set to conduct more than two dozen joint military exercises next year as Moscow seeks to…

Joanne Stocker

Qatar signs £6 billion deal with UK for 24 Typhoon fighter jets, missiles and bombs

Qatar signed a contract with the UK to purchase 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets, Brimstone and Meteor missiles and Paveway…

Fergus Kelly

Prime Minister Abadi declares ‘end of war’ against ISIS in Iraq

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in the three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel Islamic State

Staff Writer With AFP