Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza City Thursday as soldiers battled street-by-street with Hamas militants, and tens of thousands of Palestinians desperate for safety fled their homes southwards in the besieged […]

Burkina Faso’s junta has conscripted at least a dozen journalists, civil society activists and opposition members for its anti-jihadist fight in a crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch has said. […]

Russian domestic airlines are seeking to extend the lifespan of their fleets in an effort to overcome problems posed by Western sanctions triggered by the Ukraine conflict. Since Western countries […]

South Africa is to deploy 3,300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Thursday. The mineral-rich country counts thousands of illegal miners, whose activities frustrate […]

Germany’s military must become the “backbone of deterrence” in Europe, the defence minister said Thursday, presenting new guidelines to overhaul the Bundeswehr after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a country […]

Canada’s federal police are investigating a warning in videos circulating online not to fly Air India starting November 19, the transportation minister said Thursday. “We take every threat seriously, especially […]

UK trade union members on Friday blockaded a British military equipment maker in southeastern England, calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Demonstrators brandished banners and placards reading […]

Israeli forces will kill Hamas militants if they are seen firing from hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said Friday as deadly fire hit hospitals in the Palestinian […]

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Friday it plans to shed 750 jobs in its defence and space business in an overhaul, but intends to reassign workers rather than make compulsory […]

Benny waddles up to eight-year-old Maya, performs a cheerful pirouette on his short hind legs and then nuzzles in for a cuddle. Already a little cranky from the long wait […]

Croatia’s defence minister was seriously injured Saturday in a car collision that killed the driver of the other vehicle, his ministry said. Mario Banozic was travelling in his private car […]

A soldier in eastern DR Congo has been lynched on suspicion that he was an M23 rebel, several sources said, in the latest violence to hit the conflict-torn region. On […]

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been trading daily cross-border fire with its sworn enemy Israel as war rages in Gaza, with the Iran-backed group deploying a large weapons arsenal amassed over decades. […]

Croatia’s prime Minister on Saturday dismissed Defence Minister Mario Banozic after he was involved in a car collision in which another driver was killed. Prime minister Andrej Plenkovic told a […]

A soldier in eastern DR Congo has been lynched on suspicion that he was an M23 rebel, several sources said, in the latest violence to hit the conflict-torn region. On […]

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been trading daily cross-border fire with its sworn enemy Israel as war rages in Gaza, with the Iran-backed group deploying a large weapons arsenal amassed over decades. […]

An American military aircraft crashed after suffering a “mishap” during training in the eastern Mediterranean, the US European Command (EUCOM) said Saturday. It did not specify the type of plane […]

A Hamas health official said Sunday that an Israeli air strike destroyed the cardiac ward of Gaza’s biggest Al-Shifa hospital, as fighting around the facility raged. “The occupier (Israel) completely […]

A Hamas health official said Sunday that an Israeli air strike destroyed the cardiac ward of Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, as fighting raged around the facility. “The occupier (Israel) completely […]

At least six people have been killed after a dispute between soldiers and pro-government militants in volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources said on Sunday. The incident occurred […]