Two bodies found after Tunisia army helicopter goes missing
Tunisia's navy has retrieved two bodies from the sea after an army helicopter with four people on board vanished from radar screens and crashed, the defence ministry said on Thursday....
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ASEAN bloc to hold first joint military drills
Southeast Asian nations have agreed to hold their first-ever joint military drills in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials said Thursday, as tensions grow over China's increasing assertiveness in the...
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Tunisia army helicopter missing: defence ministry
A Tunisian army helicopter with four people on board is missing and feared crashed hours after vanishing from radar screens, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The ministry has learnt...
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37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
More than 30 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's air defence zone over the course of about six hours, the island's defence ministry said Thursday, a sharp ramp-up in single-day incursions by...
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Myanmar lawyers face harassment, intimidation in junta courts: HRW
Myanmar lawyers defending political detainees in junta-run courts are being harassed and even jailed by military authorities, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, warning that intimidation was forcing many to stop...
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Mexico arrests soldiers after ‘execution’ of five men
Soldiers wanted in the killing of five civilians in Mexico last month were arrested Wednesday, the country's president said, after video images of the alleged "executions" were made public. A...
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Air India sends plane after US-bound jet stops in Russia
Air India has sent a relief airplane after a jet from New Delhi to San Francisco had to land in eastern Russia with an engine problem, the airline said Wednesday....
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NATO chief to chair emergency Ukraine meeting over dam
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he will chair a meeting Thursday of an emergency coordination panel with Ukraine on the "outrageous destruction" of a frontline dam. The wrecking of...
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Biden to host NATO chief for June 12 talks: WHouse
US President Joe Biden will host NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks on June 12, one month before the military alliance's summit, with Ukraine atop the agenda, the White...
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Rwanda’s Kagame orders major military purge
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army...
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Ethiopia says foils Al-Shabaab attack near border with Somalia
Ethiopia said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack by jihadist group Al-Shabaab on a town on its border with Somalia. The Ethiopian army "stopped the attackers in their tracks...
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Ethiopia says foils Al-Shabaab attack near border with Somalia
Ethiopia said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack by jihadist group Al-Shabaab on a town on its border with Somalia. The Ethiopian army "stopped the attackers in their tracks...
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Greek shipwreck hunter finds long-lost British WW2 sub
A veteran Greek diver specialising in locating sunken ships has found a British submarine that disappeared during a World War II mission in 1942, state news agency ANA reported Wednesday....
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Rights group sues Ethiopian Airlines for ‘discriminating’ against Tigrayans
National flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines has been summoned for a court hearing Friday over claims by a human rights group that it discriminated against travellers from Tigray, according to court...
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London Heathrow security guards to strike over summer: union
Security guards at London's Heathrow airport will strike for 31 days this summer over pay, their union Unite announced Wednesday as it warned of travel chaos during the peak season....
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London Heathrow security guards to strike over summer: union
Security guards at London's Heathrow airport will strike for 31 days this summer over pay, their union Unite announced Wednesday as it warned of travel chaos during the peak season....
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Rwanda’s Kagame orders major military purge
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army...
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Air India sends plane after US-bound jet stops in Russia
Air India said on Wednesday it had sent a relief airplane after a jet from New Delhi to San Francisco had to land in eastern Russia with an engine problem....
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Mexico probes alleged extrajudicial killing of five men
Authorities in Mexico are investigating the alleged extrajudicial killing of five men in the country's northwest, after a Spanish newspaper and a US broadcaster published video appearing to show them...
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NATO plans record German-led air force exercise
NATO will begin the largest air force deployment exercise in Europe in the alliance's history next week, German and US officials said on Wednesday. The German-led "Air Defender 23" will...
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Rwanda unveils major military shakeup
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday following the appointment of a new defence minister, army...
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Rights group accuses Nigeria army over civilian drone strike victims
A leading rights group urged Nigeria's army on Tuesday to take responsibility for a drone strike that killed 39 civilians in January, calling for compensation for the victims and their...
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China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea
China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said it had deployed fighter jets in...
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Sweden top court signs off on Turkey extradition case: report
Sweden's Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the government to extradite a man supporting the PKK to Turkey, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership, media...
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UK court rejects bid for legal review of Saudi arms sales
London's High Court on Tuesday rejected a bid for a judicial review of the UK government's decision to renew arms sales to Saudi Arabia that could be used in the...
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NGO accuses Nigeria army over civilian drone strike victims
A leading NGO urged Nigeria's army on Tuesday to take responsibility for a drone strike that killed 39 civilians in January, calling for compensation for the victims and their families....
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US sanctions Chinese firms aiding Iran missile program
The United States placed sanctions Tuesday on several Chinese and Hong Kong firms it said were supplying Iran's ballistic missile program. The US Treasury said the Chinese companies shipped centrifuges...
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Seven soldiers jailed for crimes in eastern DR Congo
Seven Congolese soldiers have been handed terms ranging from 10 years to life in prison for crimes in the country's troubled east, the military said on Tuesday. Six privates and...
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France cool on proposal for NATO office in Japan: official
France is unenthusiastic about a proposal for NATO to open a liaison office in Japan, an official said on Tuesday, adding the move would take the alliance away from its...
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NATO chief says Russia cannot block Ukraine’s membership
Russia does not have a veto on Ukraine's eventual membership of the Western defence alliance NATO, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "All allies agree that NATO's door remains...
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