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Russian Su-57 fifth generation stealthy fighter flies with new engine

Russia's new stealthy fifth generation Su-57 fighter flew for 17 minutes with a new engine slated to be the production model…

Fergus Kelly

India declares successful launch of Akash surface-to-air missile

India's Defence Research & Development Organisation declared as successful a launch of its Akash surface-to-air missile fitted with an indigenous…

Fergus Kelly

Afghan female military officers to train in India

Afghan female military officers will train with the Indian Army for the first time at the training academy in Chennai,…

Joanne Stocker

First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training

The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in…

Fergus Kelly

Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation

U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources…

Staff Writer With AFP

Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters

Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital…

Joanne Stocker

US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill

The U.S. and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has…

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen rattled by air raids as clashes spread

A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital Monday, witnesses said, as clashes between rebels and supporters of ex-president…

Staff Writer With AFP

YPG declares eastern Deir Ezzor free of ISIS at press conference with Russian officials

The mainly Kurdish Syrian YPG declared eastern Deir Ezzor free from Islamic State at a press conference with Russian military…

Fergus Kelly

De Mistura plans for Syrian parties to discuss elections next week

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura released a statement outlining 'points of commonalities' the Syrian parties in the Geneva talks

Joanne Stocker