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5 July

Egypt Unveils New Naval Base on Mediterranean Sea

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday led the inauguration of a new strategic naval base located on the Mediterranean Sea, near the country’s border with Libya.

5 July

Air

The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 96 people, most of them recent Philippines army graduates, when it overshot the runway

Staff Writer With AFP

Death Toll in Philippines Military Plane Crash Rises to 50

Philippine security forces searched among coconut trees on a remote southern island Monday for the flight data boxes of an aircraft that crashed and killed 50 people in one of the country's worst military air disasters.

5 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 1,000 Afghan Troops Flee Taliban Into Tajikistan

More than 1,000 Afghan troops fled into neighboring Tajikistan in the early hours of Monday after clashes with the Taliban, the Central Asian country's national security committee said.

2 July

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers patrol along the line through the Demilitarized Zone in Hwacheon County

Joe Saballa

South Korea to Test Australia’s ‘Redback’ Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The South Korean military will trial Australia’s new Redback infantry fighting vehicle next year, according to its Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

2 July

Africa

Thousands of Ethiopians have fled to neighboring Sudan to escape the conflict in Tigray.

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia Says Won’t ‘Suffocate’ Tigray as UN Clamors for Access

Ethiopia rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of the northern region this week — a stunning turnabout in the eight-month-old conflict.

2 July

Business

Bundeswehr Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany to Upgrade Infantry Fighting Vehicles in $1.2 Billion Contract

The German military has signed a more than $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 154 Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

2 July

Americas

US Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

All US and NATO Troops Leave Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan: US Defense Official

All US and NATO troops have left Bagram Air Base, signaling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan was imminent.

2 July

Air

An incendiary balloon is pictured being launched from the Gaza Strip.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Strikes Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Launch

Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with air strikes in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended May's conflict.

1 July

Americas