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  • Boko Haram kills 13 Nigerian troops, policeman: army

    Boko Haram kills 13 Nigerian troops, policeman: army

    Date: 2018-12-26 16:23:27 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:4 - ID:7731927

    Boko Haram militants ambushed on Wednesday a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said in a statement carried by France 24. "Sadly, 13 military and a police personnel paid the supreme price while ....

  • France's Macron 'deeply regrets' Trump decision to withdraw US troops from Syria

    France's Macron 'deeply regrets' Trump decision to withdraw US troops from Syria

    Date: 2018-12-23 23:08:18 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:7727970

    French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he 'deeply regrets' US President Donald Trump's decision to withdrawal all US troops from Syria, France 24 reported. Speaking on a visit to French troops in Chad, Macron said: "To be allies is to fight ....

  • S. Korea's military rejects claim of targeting Japanese patrol aircraft

    S. Korea's military rejects claim of targeting Japanese patrol aircraft

    Date: 2018-12-23 21:11:56 GMT - south korea - International - SN:8 - ID:7727954

    South Korea's Navy warship used an optical camera to identify an approaching Japanese patrol aircraft last week, military sources said Sunday, rejecting Tokyo's claim that it had directed its fire-control radar at the plane, Yonhap reported. The ....

  • Trump says Mattis to leave by end of year, announces new acting secretary of defense

    Trump says Mattis to leave by end of year, announces new acting secretary of defense

    Date: 2018-12-23 21:10:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7727953

    US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would replace Defense Secretary James Mattis at the start of the new year, two months earlier than Mattis' planned departure, CNN reported. "I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy ....

  • Top US envoy in Anti-Daesh coalition resigns

    Top US envoy in Anti-Daesh coalition resigns

    Date: 2018-12-22 19:10:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7726455

    Special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk submitted his resignation on Friday, CBS News reported. McGurk, who had been planning to exit his post in February 2019, informed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ....

  • Death toll in Mogadishu blasts rises to 17

    Death toll in Mogadishu blasts rises to 17

    Date: 2018-12-22 18:00:35 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:3 - ID:7726392

    At least 17 people have been killed in two blasts near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, Somali police said. In addition, 25 others were wounded in the bombings on Saturday morning, Shabelle Media Network quoted police officer ....

  • White helmets should be put on UN terrorist list - Russian Envoy

    White helmets should be put on UN terrorist list - Russian Envoy

    Date: 2018-12-21 18:48:01 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:8 - ID:7725210

    Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia stressed during a UN round table discussion on the White Helmets group’s activities in Syria that "the White Helmets deserve to be on the United Nations’ designated terrorist list," Sputnik ....

  • Train slams into bus in Serbia; 5 killed, 30 injured

    Train slams into bus in Serbia; 5 killed, 30 injured

    Date: 2018-12-21 17:23:44 GMT - Serbia - International - SN:6 - ID:7725142

    Serbian authorities said that a train slammed into a bus carrying mostly high school students in southern Serbia Friday, killing five people and injuring 30, ABC News reported. The collision took place around 7:30 a.m. in foggy weather on a ....

  • Shooting in central Vienna leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded

    Shooting in central Vienna leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded

    Date: 2018-12-21 17:14:50 GMT - Austria - International - SN:5 - ID:7725134

    Austrian authorities said that a shooting Friday in central Vienna has killed one person and wounded another, ABC News reported. Police said on Twitter that two people with gunshot wounds were found at about 1:30 p.m. in the Lugeck square area ....

  • US preparing for 'full' withdrawal from Syria - defense official

    US preparing for 'full' withdrawal from Syria - defense official

    Date: 2018-12-19 23:09:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:7722736

    Planning is underway for a "full" and "rapid" withdrawal of US troops from Syria, a US defense official told CNN on Wednesday. The decision, which would be a reversal from previously stated US policy, was made by President Donald Trump, who has ....

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